#C46D4E#C46D4E
#C46D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.119 H 40.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.30, 31.61, 32.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.30, 45.20, 45.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.66% 0.0912 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.66% 0.119 40.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6110, 23.2262, 10.1299) |
| Luminance | 0.2322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.97
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.43
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.45
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46D4E #4EA5C4
analogous
#C44E6A #C46D4E #C4A84E
triadic
#C46D4E #4EC46D #6D4EC4
tetradic
#C46D4E #6AC44E #4EA5C4 #A84EC4
square
#C46D4E #6AC44E #4EA5C4 #A84EC4
split-complementary
#C46D4E #4EC4A8 #4E6AC4
monochromatic
#723A26 #A05135 #C46D4E #D3937C #E3B9AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C46D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#C46D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46D4E
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46D4E | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.64 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84794B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998C4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55D65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.119 40.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9880',
500: '#c46d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46d4e; $custom-light: #db9880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.763,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62657,
"c": 0.11933,
"h": 40.2
},
"luminance": 0.23223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46D4E
secondary
#9EC3D0
accent
#B5DA4E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C