#C46F48#C46F48
#C46F48 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.120 H 44.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C46F48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 111, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 63.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.66, 30.11, 36.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.66, 46.97, 50.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% 0.0857 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.12 44.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6214, 23.5756, 9.1202) |
| Luminance | 0.2357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.39
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.14
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.34
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C46F48 #489DC4
analogous
#C4485F #C46F48 #C4AD48
triadic
#C46F48 #48C46F #6F48C4
tetradic
#C46F48 #5FC448 #489DC4 #AD48C4
square
#C46F48 #5FC448 #489DC4 #AD48C4
split-complementary
#C46F48 #48C4AD #485FC4
monochromatic
#6E3B23 #9C5432 #C46F48 #D39376 #E2B8A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#C46F48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#C46F48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C46F48
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C46F48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C46F48 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867A44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8D47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65F66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c46f48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 111, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.120 44.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db997c',
500: '#c46f48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c46f48; $custom-light: #db997c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c46f48",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 111,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.871,
"s": 51.24,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62903,
"c": 0.12037,
"h": 44.6
},
"luminance": 0.23573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C46F48
secondary
#99BECF
accent
#AEDB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B