#C56D44#C56D44
#C56D44 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.125 H 44.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56D44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 109, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 65.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.31, 31.33, 37.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.31, 49.11, 50.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.64% 0.0886 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.64% 0.125 44.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5404, 23.2281, 8.3955) |
| Luminance | 0.2323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.65
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.96
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.53
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.75
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.79
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56D44 #449CC5
analogous
#C5445C #C56D44 #C5AE44
triadic
#C56D44 #44C56D #6D44C5
tetradic
#C56D44 #5CC544 #449CC5 #AE44C5
square
#C56D44 #5CC544 #449CC5 #AE44C5
split-complementary
#C56D44 #44C5AE #445CC5
monochromatic
#6D3A22 #9C5230 #C56D44 #D39173 #E2B6A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C56D44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#C56D44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56D44
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56D44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56D44 | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857940
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56d44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 109, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.125 44.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9879',
500: '#c56d44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56d44; $custom-light: #dc9879; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56d44",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 109,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.07,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62643,
"c": 0.12481,
"h": 44.8
},
"luminance": 0.23225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56D44
secondary
#96BDCF
accent
#AEDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B