#C77B59#C77B59
#C77B59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.107 H 44.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C77B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 123, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 55.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.00, 26.13, 30.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.00, 40.50, 49.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.64% 0.0759 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.64% 0.107 44.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4414, 27.0323, 12.9585) |
| Luminance | 0.2703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.66
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.85
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.65
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.17
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C77B59 #59A5C7
analogous
#C7596E #C77B59 #C7B259
triadic
#C77B59 #59C77B #7B59C7
tetradic
#C77B59 #6EC759 #59A5C7 #B259C7
square
#C77B59 #6EC759 #59A5C7 #B259C7
split-complementary
#C77B59 #59C7B2 #596EC7
monochromatic
#7C432A #AA5C39 #C77B59 #D69F87 #E6C4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#C77B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#C77B59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C77B59
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C77B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C77B59 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8456
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19458
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D86D73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c77b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 123, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.107 44.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dca288',
500: '#c77b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c77b59; $custom-light: #dca288; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c77b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 123,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.545,
"s": 49.55,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65637,
"c": 0.10651,
"h": 44.6
},
"luminance": 0.27029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C77B59
secondary
#A7C7D4
accent
#AED94F
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF3F0
border
#D5CDCB
text
#150F0B
muted
#847F7C