#C56039#C56039
#C56039 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.140 H 41.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56039 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 96, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 71.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.44, 37.51, 40.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.44, 55.12, 47.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.41% 0.1056 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.41% 0.14 41) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9500, 20.5349, 6.3619) |
| Luminance | 0.2053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.66
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.89
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.32
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56039 #399EC5
analogous
#C53958 #C56039 #C5A639
triadic
#C56039 #39C560 #6039C5
tetradic
#C56039 #58C539 #399EC5 #A639C5
square
#C56039 #58C539 #399EC5 #A639C5
split-complementary
#C56039 #39C5A6 #3958C5
monochromatic
#66321E #96492B #C56039 #D38668 #E1AC97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#C56039 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#C56039 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56039
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56039 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56039 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948637
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56039; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 96, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.140 41.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8f71',
500: '#c56039',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56039; $custom-light: #dd8f71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56039",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 96,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.714,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60406,
"c": 0.13982,
"h": 41
},
"luminance": 0.20531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56039
secondary
#8DBBCD
accent
#B5DE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B