#C56C39#C56C39
#C56C39 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.130 H 48.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56C39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 108, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 71.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.96, 31.23, 43.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.96, 53.29, 54.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.34% 0.0865 0.0976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.34% 0.13 48.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1296, 22.8941, 6.7551) |
| Luminance | 0.2289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.90
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.04
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.09
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.40
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.62
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56C39 #3992C5
analogous
#C5394C #C56C39 #C5B239
triadic
#C56C39 #39C56C #6C39C5
tetradic
#C56C39 #4CC539 #3992C5 #B239C5
square
#C56C39 #4CC539 #3992C5 #B239C5
split-complementary
#C56C39 #39C5B2 #394CC5
monochromatic
#66381E #96522B #C56C39 #D38F68 #E1B297
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#C56C39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#C56C39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56C39
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56C39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56C39 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857733
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56c39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 108, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.130 48.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9772',
500: '#c56c39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56c39; $custom-light: #dc9772; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56c39",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 108,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.857,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62339,
"c": 0.13044,
"h": 48.5
},
"luminance": 0.22891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56C39
secondary
#8DB5CD
accent
#A8DE49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B