#C46D3C#C46D3C
#C46D3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.127 H 48.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 109, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 69.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.07, 30.45, 41.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.07, 51.66, 53.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.41% 0.0847 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.41% 0.127 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0517, 23.0025, 7.1841) |
| Luminance | 0.2300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.49
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.74
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.00
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.59
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46D3C #3C93C4
analogous
#C43C4F #C46D3C #C4B13C
triadic
#C46D3C #3CC46D #6D3CC4
tetradic
#C46D3C #4FC43C #3C93C4 #B13CC4
square
#C46D3C #4FC43C #3C93C4 #B13CC4
split-complementary
#C46D3C #3CC4B1 #3C4FC4
monochromatic
#67391F #96532D #C46D3C #D2906B #E0B39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C46D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C46D3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46D3C
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46D3C | 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)
#857837
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 109, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.127 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9874',
500: '#c46d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46d3c; $custom-light: #db9874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 109,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.618,
"s": 53.543,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62407,
"c": 0.12737,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.22999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46D3C
secondary
#90B6CC
accent
#A8DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B