#C4744A#C4744A
#C4744A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.116 H 47.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4744A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 116, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 62%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 62.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.81, 27.55, 36.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.81, 45.60, 52.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.79% 0.0782 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.79% 0.116 47.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2486, 24.7240, 9.6564) |
| Luminance | 0.2472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.18
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.56
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.94
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.00
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4744A #4A9AC4
analogous
#C44A5D #C4744A #C4B14A
triadic
#C4744A #4AC474 #744AC4
tetradic
#C4744A #5DC44A #4A9AC4 #B14AC4
square
#C4744A #5DC44A #4A9AC4 #B14AC4
split-complementary
#C4744A #4AC4B1 #4A5DC4
monochromatic
#6F3E24 #9D5833 #C4744A #D39778 #E2BBA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#C4744A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#C4744A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C4744A
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4744A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4744A | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7E46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5656A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4744a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 116, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.116 47.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da9d7d',
500: '#c4744a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4744a; $custom-light: #da9d7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4744a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 116,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.656,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63792,
"c": 0.11583,
"h": 47.5
},
"luminance": 0.24721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4744A
secondary
#9BBDCF
accent
#AADA4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C