#C47440#C47440
#C47440 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.121 H 51.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C47440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 116, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 67.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.68, 26.91, 41.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.68, 49.44, 57.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.66% 0.0747 0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.66% 0.121 51.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9381, 24.5998, 8.0211) |
| Luminance | 0.2460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.38
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.82
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.08
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.15
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.19
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C47440 #4090C4
analogous
#C4404E #C47440 #C4B640
triadic
#C47440 #40C474 #7440C4
tetradic
#C47440 #4EC440 #4090C4 #B640C4
square
#C47440 #4EC440 #4090C4 #B640C4
split-complementary
#C47440 #40C4B6 #404EC4
monochromatic
#693D20 #98582F #C47440 #D2966F #E1B89E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#C47440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#C47440 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C47440
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C47440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C47440 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7D3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D66468
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c47440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 116, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.121 51.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9c77',
500: '#c47440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c47440; $custom-light: #db9c77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c47440",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 116,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.636,
"s": 52.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63658,
"c": 0.12102,
"h": 51.9
},
"luminance": 0.24597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C47440
secondary
#93B6CD
accent
#A3DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B