#C56E44#C56E44
#C56E44 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.124 H 45.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 110, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 65.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.53, 30.80, 38.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.53, 48.97, 51.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.81% 0.087 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.81% 0.124 45.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6477, 23.4427, 8.4313) |
| Luminance | 0.2344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.87
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.18
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.93
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.12
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.21
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56E44 #449BC5
analogous
#C5445B #C56E44 #C5AF44
triadic
#C56E44 #44C56E #6E44C5
tetradic
#C56E44 #5BC544 #449BC5 #AF44C5
square
#C56E44 #5BC544 #449BC5 #AF44C5
split-complementary
#C56E44 #44C5AF #445BC5
monochromatic
#6D3A22 #9C5330 #C56E44 #D39273 #E2B6A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#C56E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#C56E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56E44
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56E44 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867940
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 110, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.124 45.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9879',
500: '#c56e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56e44; $custom-light: #dc9879; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 110,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.535,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62811,
"c": 0.12405,
"h": 45.5
},
"luminance": 0.2344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56E44
secondary
#96BCCF
accent
#ADDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B