#C46F41#C46F41
#C46F41 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.124 H 47.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46F41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 111, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 66.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.57, 29.67, 39.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.57, 49.55, 53.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.81% 0.0832 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.81% 0.124 47.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4059, 23.4894, 7.9853) |
| Luminance | 0.2349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.00
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.07
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.00
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.12
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.35
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46F41 #4196C4
analogous
#C44154 #C46F41 #C4B041
triadic
#C46F41 #41C46F #6F41C4
tetradic
#C46F41 #54C441 #4196C4 #B041C4
square
#C46F41 #54C441 #4196C4 #B041C4
split-complementary
#C46F41 #41C4B0 #4154C4
monochromatic
#6A3A21 #98542F #C46F41 #D39270 #E1B69E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#C46F41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#C46F41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46F41
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46F41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46F41 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877A3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65E64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46f41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 111, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.124 47.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9977',
500: '#c46f41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46f41; $custom-light: #db9977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46f41",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 111,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.069,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62807,
"c": 0.12367,
"h": 47.7
},
"luminance": 0.23486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46F41
secondary
#93B9CD
accent
#A9DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B