#C46E3F#C46E3F
#C46E3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.125 H 47.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46E3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 110, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 67.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.33, 30.08, 40.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.33, 50.42, 53.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.61% 0.0841 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.61% 0.125 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2405, 23.2497, 7.6494) |
| Luminance | 0.2325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.12
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.27
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.89
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.15
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.35
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46E3F #3F95C4
analogous
#C43F52 #C46E3F #C4B03F
triadic
#C46E3F #3FC46E #6E3FC4
tetradic
#C46E3F #52C43F #3F95C4 #B03FC4
square
#C46E3F #52C43F #3F95C4 #B03FC4
split-complementary
#C46E3F #3FC4B0 #3F52C4
monochromatic
#683A20 #97542E #C46E3F #D2916E #E1B59D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C46E3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#C46E3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46E3F
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46E3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46E3F | 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)
#86793A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46e3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 110, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.125 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9876',
500: '#c46e3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46e3f; $custom-light: #db9876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46e3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 110,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.203,
"s": 52.988,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62612,
"c": 0.1253,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.23247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46E3F
secondary
#92B8CD
accent
#A9DC4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B