#C66237#C66237
#C66237 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.140 H 42.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C66237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 98, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 72.2%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.97, 36.78, 42.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.97, 55.87, 48.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.84% 0.1029 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.84% 0.14 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3486, 21.0204, 6.1782) |
| Luminance | 0.2102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.06
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.22
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.66
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.97
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C66237 #379BC6
analogous
#C63753 #C66237 #C6AA37
triadic
#C66237 #37C662 #6237C6
tetradic
#C66237 #53C637 #379BC6 #AA37C6
square
#C66237 #53C637 #379BC6 #AA37C6
split-complementary
#C66237 #37C6AA #3753C6
monochromatic
#66331C #964A2A #C66237 #D48766 #E2AD96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#C66237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#C66237 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C66237
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C66237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C66237 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7132
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968735
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D94D58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c66237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 98, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.140 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9070',
500: '#c66237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c66237; $custom-light: #de9070; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c66237",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 98,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.042,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60838,
"c": 0.13993,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.21017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C66237
secondary
#8CB9CD
accent
#B2E048
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160D07
muted
#847E7A