#C46D45#C46D45
#C46D45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.123 H 44.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46D45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 109, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 64.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.18, 30.99, 37.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.18, 48.34, 50.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% 0.0878 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.123 44.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3101, 23.1059, 8.5454) |
| Luminance | 0.2310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.60
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.51
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.76
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.80
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46D45 #459CC4
analogous
#C4455C #C46D45 #C4AD45
triadic
#C46D45 #45C46D #6D45C4
tetradic
#C46D45 #5CC445 #459CC4 #AD45C4
square
#C46D45 #5CC445 #459CC4 #AD45C4
split-complementary
#C46D45 #45C4AD #455CC4
monochromatic
#6C3A22 #9B5231 #C46D45 #D39173 #E1B6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#C46D45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#C46D45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46D45
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46D45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46D45 | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857841
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998C44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46d45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 109, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.123 44.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db987a',
500: '#c46d45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46d45; $custom-light: #db987a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46d45",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 109,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.898,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62522,
"c": 0.12326,
"h": 44.5
},
"luminance": 0.23103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46D45
secondary
#97BDCE
accent
#AEDB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B