#C4704E#C4704E
#C4704E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.117 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4704E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 112, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 50%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 60.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.96, 30.00, 33.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.96, 44.69, 47.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.16% 0.0863 0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.16% 0.117 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9365, 23.8772, 10.2384) |
| Luminance | 0.2387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.24
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.04
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.76
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.16
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.84
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4704E #4EA2C4
analogous
#C44E67 #C4704E #C4AB4E
triadic
#C4704E #4EC470 #704EC4
tetradic
#C4704E #67C44E #4EA2C4 #AB4EC4
square
#C4704E #67C44E #4EA2C4 #AB4EC4
split-complementary
#C4704E #4EC4AB #4E67C4
monochromatic
#723C26 #A05435 #C4704E #D3957C #E3BAAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C4704E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#C4704E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4704E
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4704E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4704E | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867B4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8D4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D56168
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4704e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 112, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.117 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9a80',
500: '#c4704e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4704e; $custom-light: #da9a80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4704e",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 112,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.288,
"s": 50,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63163,
"c": 0.11684,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.23874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4704E
secondary
#9EC2D0
accent
#B1DA4E
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C