#C56D41#C56D41
#C56D41 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.126 H 46.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56D41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 109, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 67%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.27, 31.15, 39.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.27, 50.20, 51.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.6% 0.0876 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.126 46) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4512, 23.1925, 7.9256) |
| Luminance | 0.2319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.37
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.47
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.05
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.15
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.37
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56D41 #4199C5
analogous
#C54157 #C56D41 #C5AF41
triadic
#C56D41 #41C56D #6D41C5
tetradic
#C56D41 #57C541 #4199C5 #AF41C5
square
#C56D41 #57C541 #4199C5 #AF41C5
split-complementary
#C56D41 #41C5AF #4157C5
monochromatic
#6B3921 #9A532F #C56D41 #D39170 #E2B59F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C56D41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#C56D41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56D41
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56D41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56D41 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.64 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85783D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56d41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 109, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.126 46.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9877',
500: '#c56d41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56d41; $custom-light: #dc9877; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56d41",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 109,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62603,
"c": 0.12615,
"h": 46
},
"luminance": 0.23189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56D41
secondary
#94BBCE
accent
#ACDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B