#C56840#C56840
#C56840 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.130 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56840 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 104, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.2%, 67.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.18, 33.74, 38.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.18, 51.30, 48.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.76% 0.0953 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.76% 0.13 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9042, 22.1444, 7.6016) |
| Luminance | 0.2214 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.37
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.70
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.31
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56840 #409DC5
analogous
#C5405A #C56840 #C5AA40
triadic
#C56840 #40C568 #6840C5
tetradic
#C56840 #5AC540 #409DC5 #AA40C5
square
#C56840 #5AC540 #409DC5 #AA40C5
split-complementary
#C56840 #40C5AA #405AC5
monochromatic
#6A3720 #994F2F #C56840 #D38D6F #E2B29E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#C56840 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#C56840 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56840
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56840 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56840 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81753C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98893F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7565F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56840; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 104, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.130 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9476',
500: '#c56840',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56840; $custom-light: #dc9476; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56840",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 104,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.045,
"s": 53.414,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61764,
"c": 0.13044,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.22141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56840
secondary
#93BCCE
accent
#B1DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B