#C46F31#C46F31
#C46F31 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.131 H 53.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46F31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 111, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 75%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.41, 28.83, 47.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.41, 55.58, 58.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.63% 0.0781 0.1053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.63% 0.131 53.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0063, 23.3296, 5.8807) |
| Luminance | 0.2333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 3.52
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.95
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.36
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.60
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 4.74
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46F31 #3186C4
analogous
#C4313D #C46F31 #C4B831
triadic
#C46F31 #31C46F #6F31C4
tetradic
#C46F31 #3DC431 #3186C4 #B831C4
square
#C46F31 #3DC431 #3186C4 #B831C4
split-complementary
#C46F31 #31C4B8 #313DC4
monochromatic
#623819 #935325 #C46F31 #D6905C #E2B18D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#C46F31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#C46F31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46F31
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46F31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46F31 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887929
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65D62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46f31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 111, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.131 53.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc996d',
500: '#c46f31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46f31; $custom-light: #dc996d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46f31",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 111,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.306,
"s": 60,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6263,
"c": 0.1311,
"h": 53.5
},
"luminance": 0.23326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46F31
secondary
#84AECD
accent
#A0E345
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF2EC
border
#D5CCC7
text
#160E07
muted
#847E7A