#C47040#C47040
#C47040 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.123 H 48.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C47040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 112, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 67.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.78, 29.07, 40.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.78, 49.81, 54.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.97% 0.0812 0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.97% 0.123 48.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4869, 23.6974, 7.8707) |
| Luminance | 0.2369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.58
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.66
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.59
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.76
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.00
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C47040 #4094C4
analogous
#C44052 #C47040 #C4B240
triadic
#C47040 #40C470 #7040C4
tetradic
#C47040 #52C440 #4094C4 #B240C4
square
#C47040 #52C440 #4094C4 #B240C4
split-complementary
#C47040 #40C4B2 #4052C4
monochromatic
#693B20 #98552F #C47040 #D2936F #E1B69E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#C47040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#C47040 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C47040
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C47040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C47040 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D65F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c47040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 112, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.123 48.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9a76',
500: '#c47040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c47040; $custom-light: #db9a76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c47040",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 112,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.818,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62966,
"c": 0.12348,
"h": 48.9
},
"luminance": 0.23694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C47040
secondary
#93B8CD
accent
#A8DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B