#C46F43#C46F43
#C46F43 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.123 H 46.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46F43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 111, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 65.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.60, 29.79, 38.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.60, 48.80, 52.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% 0.0839 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.123 46.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4649, 23.5130, 8.2959) |
| Luminance | 0.2351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.57
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.57
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.69
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.72
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46F43 #4398C4
analogous
#C44358 #C46F43 #C4B043
triadic
#C46F43 #43C46F #6F43C4
tetradic
#C46F43 #58C443 #4398C4 #B043C4
square
#C46F43 #58C443 #4398C4 #B043C4
split-complementary
#C46F43 #43C4B0 #4358C4
monochromatic
#6B3B22 #9A5430 #C46F43 #D39372 #E1B6A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#C46F43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#C46F43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46F43
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46F43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46F43 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 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)
#867A3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65E65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46f43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 111, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.123 46.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9978',
500: '#c46f43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46f43; $custom-light: #db9978; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46f43",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 111,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.465,
"s": 52.227,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62834,
"c": 0.12272,
"h": 46.9
},
"luminance": 0.2351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46F43
secondary
#95BACE
accent
#ABDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B