#C56C41#C56C41
#C56C41 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.127 H 45.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56C41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 108, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 67%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 31.68, 39.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 50.34, 51.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.44% 0.0892 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.44% 0.127 45.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3451, 22.9803, 7.8903) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.18
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.25
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.65
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.76
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56C41 #419AC5
analogous
#C54158 #C56C41 #C5AE41
triadic
#C56C41 #41C56C #6C41C5
tetradic
#C56C41 #58C541 #419AC5 #AE41C5
square
#C56C41 #58C541 #419AC5 #AE41C5
split-complementary
#C56C41 #41C5AE #4158C5
monochromatic
#6B3921 #9A522F #C56C41 #D39070 #E2B59F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C56C41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C56C41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56C41
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56C41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56C41 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84783D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56c41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 108, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.127 45.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9777',
500: '#c56c41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56c41; $custom-light: #dc9777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56c41",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 108,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.545,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62436,
"c": 0.1269,
"h": 45.3
},
"luminance": 0.22977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56C41
secondary
#94BBCE
accent
#ADDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B