#C6714E#C6714E
#C6714E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.118 H 42.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6714E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 113, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 51%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 60.6%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.46, 30.27, 33.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.46, 45.37, 48.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.6% 0.0869 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.118 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5713, 24.3692, 10.3000) |
| Luminance | 0.2437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.95
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.42
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.26
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.92
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6714E #4EA3C6
analogous
#C64E67 #C6714E #C6AD4E
triadic
#C6714E #4EC671 #714EC6
tetradic
#C6714E #67C64E #4EA3C6 #AD4EC6
square
#C6714E #67C64E #4EA3C6 #AD4EC6
split-complementary
#C6714E #4EC6AD #4E67C6
monochromatic
#743C25 #A25434 #C6714E #D5967C #E4BBAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#C6714E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#C6714E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C6714E
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6714E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6714E | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877C4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D76169
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6714e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 113, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.118 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9b80',
500: '#c6714e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6714e; $custom-light: #dc9b80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6714e",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 113,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.5,
"s": 51.282,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63596,
"c": 0.11828,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.24366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6714E
secondary
#9EC3D1
accent
#B1DB4D
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C