#C77440#C77440
#C77440 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.124 H 50.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C77440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 116, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 67.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.08, 28.15, 42.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.08, 50.59, 56.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% 0.0782 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.124 50.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7265, 25.0063, 8.0580) |
| Luminance | 0.2500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.82
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.82
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.08
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.11
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.45
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C77440 #4093C7
analogous
#C74050 #C77440 #C7B840
triadic
#C77440 #40C774 #7440C7
tetradic
#C77440 #50C740 #4093C7 #B840C7
square
#C77440 #50C740 #4093C7 #B840C7
split-complementary
#C77440 #40C7B8 #4050C7
monochromatic
#6D3D20 #9C582E #C77440 #D5966F #E3B99F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#C77440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#C77440 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C77440
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C77440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C77440 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F903F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D96368
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c77440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 116, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.124 50.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd9d77',
500: '#c77440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c77440; $custom-light: #dd9d77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c77440",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 116,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.111,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64049,
"c": 0.12405,
"h": 50.9
},
"luminance": 0.25003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C77440
secondary
#94B8CF
accent
#A5DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B