#C6612B#C6612B
#C6612B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.145 H 45.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6612B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 97, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 64%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 78%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 78.3%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.66, 36.77, 47.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.66, 60.20, 52.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.56% 0.1009 0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.56% 0.145 45.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0022, 20.7331, 4.8123) |
| Luminance | 0.2073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.37
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 3.58
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.16
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.59
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 4.69
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6612B #2B90C6
analogous
#C62B43 #C6612B #C6AE2B
triadic
#C6612B #2BC661 #612BC6
tetradic
#C6612B #43C62B #2B90C6 #AE2BC6
square
#C6612B #43C62B #2B90C6 #AE2BC6
split-complementary
#C6612B #2BC6AE #2B43C6
monochromatic
#613015 #944820 #C6612B #DA8354 #E5A787
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#C6612B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#C6612B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C6612B
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6612B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6612B | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7024
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968629
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D94B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6612b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 97, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.145 45.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9068',
500: '#c6612b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6612b; $custom-light: #de9068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6612b",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 97,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.903,
"s": 64.315,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60561,
"c": 0.14492,
"h": 45.9
},
"luminance": 0.2073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6612B
secondary
#7FB2CE
accent
#ADE740
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170D06
muted
#857D7A