#C56D45#C56D45
#C56D45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.124 H 44.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56D45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 109, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 65%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.32, 31.39, 37.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.32, 48.75, 49.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.66% 0.089 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.66% 0.124 44.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5712, 23.2405, 8.5576) |
| Luminance | 0.2324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.43
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.84
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.34
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.63
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.70
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56D45 #459DC5
analogous
#C5455D #C56D45 #C5AD45
triadic
#C56D45 #45C56D #6D45C5
tetradic
#C56D45 #5DC545 #459DC5 #AD45C5
square
#C56D45 #5DC545 #459DC5 #AD45C5
split-complementary
#C56D45 #45C5AD #455DC5
monochromatic
#6D3A22 #9C5231 #C56D45 #D49274 #E2B6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C56D45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#C56D45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56D45
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56D45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56D45 | 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)
#857941
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56d45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 109, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.124 44.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc987a',
500: '#c56d45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56d45; $custom-light: #dc987a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56d45",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 109,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.75,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62657,
"c": 0.12436,
"h": 44.3
},
"luminance": 0.23237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56D45
secondary
#97BDCF
accent
#AFDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B