#C56E45#C56E45
#C56E45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.124 H 45.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 110, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 65%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.54, 30.86, 37.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.54, 48.60, 50.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.83% 0.0874 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.83% 0.124 45) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6785, 23.4550, 8.5934) |
| Luminance | 0.2345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.62
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.03
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.74
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.04
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.04
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56E45 #459CC5
analogous
#C5455C #C56E45 #C5AE45
triadic
#C56E45 #45C56E #6E45C5
tetradic
#C56E45 #5CC545 #459CC5 #AE45C5
square
#C56E45 #5CC545 #459CC5 #AE45C5
split-complementary
#C56E45 #45C5AE #455CC5
monochromatic
#6D3A22 #9C5331 #C56E45 #D49274 #E2B7A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#C56E45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#C56E45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56E45
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56E45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56E45 | 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)
#867941
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56e45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 110, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.124 45.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc987a',
500: '#c56e45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56e45; $custom-light: #dc987a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56e45",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 110,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.219,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62825,
"c": 0.1236,
"h": 45
},
"luminance": 0.23452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56E45
secondary
#97BDCF
accent
#AEDC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B