#C46E4E#C46E4E
#C46E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.118 H 40.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 110, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.52, 31.07, 32.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.52, 45.03, 46.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% 0.0896 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.118 40.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7183, 23.4408, 10.1657) |
| Luminance | 0.2344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.64
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.23
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.46
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.78
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.43
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46E4E #4EA4C4
analogous
#C44E69 #C46E4E #C4A94E
triadic
#C46E4E #4EC46E #6E4EC4
tetradic
#C46E4E #69C44E #4EA4C4 #A94EC4
square
#C46E4E #69C44E #4EA4C4 #A94EC4
split-complementary
#C46E4E #4EC4A9 #4E69C4
monochromatic
#723A26 #A05235 #C46E4E #D3947C #E3B9AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#C46E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#C46E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46E4E
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46E4E | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847A4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998C4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D55E66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 110, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.118 40.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9980',
500: '#c46e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46e4e; $custom-light: #da9980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 110,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.271,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62825,
"c": 0.11847,
"h": 40.9
},
"luminance": 0.23438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46E4E
secondary
#9EC2D0
accent
#B4DA4E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C