#C46F3E#C46F3E
#C46F3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.125 H 49.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 111, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 68.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.54, 29.49, 41.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.54, 50.68, 54.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.77% 0.0821 0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.77% 0.125 49) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3213, 23.4556, 7.5397) |
| Luminance | 0.2345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.68
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.78
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.95
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46F3E #3E93C4
analogous
#C43E50 #C46F3E #C4B23E
triadic
#C46F3E #3EC46F #6F3EC4
tetradic
#C46F3E #50C43E #3E93C4 #B23EC4
square
#C46F3E #50C43E #3E93C4 #B23EC4
split-complementary
#C46F3E #3EC4B2 #3E50C4
monochromatic
#683A20 #97542E #C46F3E #D2926D #E1B59C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#C46F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#C46F3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46F3E
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46F3E | 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)
#877A39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65E64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 111, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.125 49.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9975',
500: '#c46f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46f3e; $custom-light: #db9975; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 111,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.94,
"s": 53.175,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6277,
"c": 0.12509,
"h": 49
},
"luminance": 0.23452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46F3E
secondary
#91B7CD
accent
#A7DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B