#C46D3A#C46D3A
#C46D3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.128 H 49.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 109, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 70.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 30.34, 42.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 52.40, 54.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.38% 0.0841 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.38% 0.128 49.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9998, 22.9817, 6.9109) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.95
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.22
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.39
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.49
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46D3A #3A91C4
analogous
#C43A4C #C46D3A #C4B23A
triadic
#C46D3A #3AC46D #6D3AC4
tetradic
#C46D3A #4CC43A #3A91C4 #B23AC4
square
#C46D3A #4CC43A #3A91C4 #B23AC4
split-complementary
#C46D3A #3AC4B2 #3A4CC4
monochromatic
#66381E #95532C #C46D3A #D39069 #E0B398
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C46D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C46D3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46D3A
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46D3A | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857835
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 109, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.128 49.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9872',
500: '#c46d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46d3a; $custom-light: #dc9872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 109,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.174,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62383,
"c": 0.12828,
"h": 49.1
},
"luminance": 0.22979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46D3A
secondary
#8EB5CC
accent
#A7DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B