#C77959#C77959
#C77959 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.108 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C77959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 121, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.2%, 55.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.55, 27.22, 30.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.55, 40.78, 48.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.29% 0.0792 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.29% 0.108 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1959, 26.5411, 12.8766) |
| Luminance | 0.2654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.20
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.44
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.69
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.60
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C77959 #59A7C7
analogous
#C75970 #C77959 #C7B059
triadic
#C77959 #59C779 #7959C7
tetradic
#C77959 #70C759 #59A7C7 #B059C7
square
#C77959 #70C759 #59A7C7 #B059C7
split-complementary
#C77959 #59C7B0 #5970C7
monochromatic
#7C422A #AA5A39 #C77959 #D69E87 #E6C3B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#C77959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.31
#C77959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C77959
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C77959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C77959 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.31 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8356
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09358
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D86B71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c77959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 121, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.108 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dca088',
500: '#c77959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c77959; $custom-light: #dca088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c77959",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 121,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.455,
"s": 49.55,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65285,
"c": 0.10798,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.26538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C77959
secondary
#A7C7D4
accent
#B1D94F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2F0
border
#D5CCCB
text
#150F0B
muted
#847E7C