#C46E44#C46E44
#C46E44 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.123 H 45.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 110, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 65.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.39, 30.39, 37.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.39, 48.56, 51.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.68% 0.0859 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.68% 0.123 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3866, 23.3081, 8.4190) |
| Luminance | 0.2331 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.03
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.07
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.08
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.21
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.34
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46E44 #449AC4
analogous
#C4445A #C46E44 #C4AE44
triadic
#C46E44 #44C46E #6E44C4
tetradic
#C46E44 #5AC444 #449AC4 #AE44C4
square
#C46E44 #5AC444 #449AC4 #AE44C4
split-complementary
#C46E44 #44C4AE #445AC4
monochromatic
#6C3A22 #9A5331 #C46E44 #D39273 #E1B6A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#C46E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#C46E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46E44
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46E44 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857940
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 110, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.123 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9879',
500: '#c46e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46e44; $custom-light: #db9879; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 110,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.688,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62677,
"c": 0.12297,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.23305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46E44
secondary
#96BCCE
accent
#ADDB4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B