#C47542#C47542
#C47542 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.119 H 51.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C47542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 117, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 66.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.93, 26.49, 40.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.93, 48.58, 56.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.86% 0.0737 0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.86% 0.119 51.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1120, 24.8547, 8.3648) |
| Luminance | 0.2485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.45
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.95
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.13
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.14
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.38
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C47542 #4291C4
analogous
#C44250 #C47542 #C4B642
triadic
#C47542 #42C475 #7542C4
tetradic
#C47542 #50C442 #4291C4 #B642C4
square
#C47542 #50C442 #4291C4 #B642C4
split-complementary
#C47542 #42C4B6 #4250C4
monochromatic
#6A3E21 #995930 #C47542 #D39771 #E1B99F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#C47542 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#C47542 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C47542
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C47542 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C47542 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7E3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9042
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D66569
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c47542; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 117, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.119 51.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9d78',
500: '#c47542',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c47542; $custom-light: #db9d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c47542",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 117,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.538,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63858,
"c": 0.1194,
"h": 51.9
},
"luminance": 0.24852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C47542
secondary
#94B7CE
accent
#A3DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B