#C56C49#C56C49
#C56C49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.123 H 41.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 108, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 62.9%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.15, 32.19, 34.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.15, 47.49, 47.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.55% 0.0921 0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.55% 0.123 41.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5935, 23.0797, 9.1984) |
| Luminance | 0.2308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.25
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.69
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.99
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.70
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56C49 #49A2C5
analogous
#C54964 #C56C49 #C5AA49
triadic
#C56C49 #49C56C #6C49C5
tetradic
#C56C49 #64C549 #49A2C5 #AA49C5
square
#C56C49 #64C549 #49A2C5 #AA49C5
split-complementary
#C56C49 #49C5AA #4964C5
monochromatic
#703924 #9E5132 #C56C49 #D49177 #E3B7A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#C56C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#C56C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56C49
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56C49 | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847846
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998C48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 108, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.123 41.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc977c',
500: '#c56c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56c49; $custom-light: #dc977c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 108,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.935,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62547,
"c": 0.12341,
"h": 41.7
},
"luminance": 0.23076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56C49
secondary
#9AC1D0
accent
#B3DB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B