#C56D3F#C56D3F
#C56D3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.127 H 46.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56D3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 109, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 68%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.25, 31.03, 40.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.25, 50.94, 52.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.58% 0.0869 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.58% 0.127 46.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3943, 23.1697, 7.6259) |
| Luminance | 0.2317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.87
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.35
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.60
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.80
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56D3F #3F97C5
analogous
#C53F54 #C56D3F #C5B03F
triadic
#C56D3F #3FC56D #6D3FC5
tetradic
#C56D3F #54C53F #3F97C5 #B03FC5
square
#C56D3F #54C53F #3F97C5 #B03FC5
split-complementary
#C56D3F #3FC5B0 #3F54C5
monochromatic
#6A3920 #99532E #C56D3F #D3916E #E1B49D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#C56D3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#C56D3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56D3F
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56D3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56D3F | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85783A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56d3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 109, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.127 46.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9876',
500: '#c56d3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56d3f; $custom-light: #dc9876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56d3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 109,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.597,
"s": 53.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62578,
"c": 0.12706,
"h": 46.9
},
"luminance": 0.23166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56D3F
secondary
#92B9CE
accent
#ABDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B