#C46F39#C46F39
#C46F39 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.127 H 50.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46F39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 111, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 70.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.49, 29.22, 43.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.49, 52.57, 56.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% 0.0805 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.127 50.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1904, 23.4032, 6.8501) |
| Luminance | 0.2340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.15
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.61
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.81
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.01
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.05
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46F39 #398EC4
analogous
#C43949 #C46F39 #C4B539
triadic
#C46F39 #39C46F #6F39C4
tetradic
#C46F39 #49C439 #398EC4 #B539C4
square
#C46F39 #49C439 #398EC4 #B539C4
split-complementary
#C46F39 #39C4B5 #3949C4
monochromatic
#65391D #95542B #C46F39 #D39167 #E1B397
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#C46F39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#C46F39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46F39
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46F39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46F39 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877933
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46f39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 111, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.127 50.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9972',
500: '#c46f39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46f39; $custom-light: #dc9972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46f39",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 111,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.309,
"s": 54.941,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62712,
"c": 0.12746,
"h": 50.8
},
"luminance": 0.234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46F39
secondary
#8DB3CC
accent
#A4DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B