#C56F3E#C56F3E
#C56F3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.126 H 48.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C56F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 111, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 68.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.68, 29.90, 41.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.68, 51.07, 54.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% 0.0833 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.126 48.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5824, 23.5902, 7.5520) |
| Luminance | 0.2359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.69
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.70
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.65
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.87
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C56F3E #3E94C5
analogous
#C53E50 #C56F3E #C5B33E
triadic
#C56F3E #3EC56F #6F3EC5
tetradic
#C56F3E #50C53E #3E94C5 #B33EC5
square
#C56F3E #50C53E #3E94C5 #B33EC5
split-complementary
#C56F3E #3EC5B3 #3E50C5
monochromatic
#693A20 #98542E #C56F3E #D3926D #E1B59C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#C56F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.72
#C56F3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C56F3E
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C56F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C56F3E | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877A39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75E64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c56f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 111, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.126 48.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9975',
500: '#c56f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c56f3e; $custom-light: #dc9975; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c56f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 111,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.778,
"s": 53.785,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62903,
"c": 0.12614,
"h": 48.7
},
"luminance": 0.23587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C56F3E
secondary
#91B8CD
accent
#A8DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B