#C56E3D#C56E3D
#C56E3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.127 H 48.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56E3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 110, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.44, 30.38, 41.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.44, 51.56, 53.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% 0.0846 0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.127 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4467, 23.3623, 7.3726) |
| Luminance | 0.2336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.59
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.64
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.13
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.46
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.66
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56E3D #3D94C5
analogous
#C53D50 #C56E3D #C5B23D
triadic
#C56E3D #3DC56E #6E3DC5
tetradic
#C56E3D #50C53D #3D94C5 #B23DC5
square
#C56E3D #50C53D #3D94C5 #B23DC5
split-complementary
#C56E3D #3DC5B2 #3D50C5
monochromatic
#683A1F #98542D #C56E3D #D3916C #E1B49B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#C56E3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#C56E3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56E3D
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56E3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56E3D | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56e3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 110, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.127 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9874',
500: '#c56e3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56e3d; $custom-light: #dc9874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56e3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 110,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.618,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62722,
"c": 0.12728,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.23359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56E3D
secondary
#91B7CD
accent
#A8DD4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B