#C57249#C57249
#C57249 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.119 H 46.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C57249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 114, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 62.9%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.48, 28.98, 36.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.48, 46.61, 51.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.56% 0.0823 0.0857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.56% 0.119 46.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2482, 24.3891, 9.4166) |
| Luminance | 0.2439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.03
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.72
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.11
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.23
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C57249 #499CC5
analogous
#C5495E #C57249 #C5B049
triadic
#C57249 #49C572 #7249C5
tetradic
#C57249 #5EC549 #499CC5 #B049C5
square
#C57249 #5EC549 #499CC5 #B049C5
split-complementary
#C57249 #49C5B0 #495EC5
monochromatic
#703D24 #9E5632 #C57249 #D49677 #E3BAA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#C57249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#C57249 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C57249
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C57249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C57249 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897C45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D76268
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c57249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 114, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.119 46.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db9b7d',
500: '#c57249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c57249; $custom-light: #db9b7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c57249",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 114,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.839,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63561,
"c": 0.11879,
"h": 46.2
},
"luminance": 0.24386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C57249
secondary
#9ABED0
accent
#ACDB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B