#C46E3D#C46E3D
#C46E3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.126 H 48.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46E3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 110, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 68.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.31, 29.97, 41.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.31, 51.17, 54.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.59% 0.0834 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.59% 0.126 48.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1856, 23.2277, 7.3604) |
| Luminance | 0.2323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.57
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.77
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.25
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.60
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.79
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46E3D #3D93C4
analogous
#C43D4F #C46E3D #C4B23D
triadic
#C46E3D #3DC46E #6E3DC4
tetradic
#C46E3D #4FC43D #3D93C4 #B23DC4
square
#C46E3D #4FC43D #3D93C4 #B23DC4
split-complementary
#C46E3D #3DC4B2 #3D4FC4
monochromatic
#67391F #96542E #C46E3D #D2916C #E1B49B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C46E3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#C46E3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46E3D
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46E3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46E3D | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46e3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 110, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.126 48.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9874',
500: '#c46e3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46e3d; $custom-light: #db9874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46e3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 110,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.778,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62588,
"c": 0.12623,
"h": 48.6
},
"luminance": 0.23225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46E3D
secondary
#90B7CD
accent
#A8DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B