#C8592E#C8592E
#C8592E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.153 H 40.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8592E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 89, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 77%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 77%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.41, 41.69, 45.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.41, 61.39, 47.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.68% 0.1162 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.68% 0.153 40.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8878, 19.6250, 4.9037) |
| Luminance | 0.1962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.33
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 5.34
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.42
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8592E #2E9DC8
analogous
#C82E50 #C8592E #C8A62E
triadic
#C8592E #2EC859 #592EC8
tetradic
#C8592E #50C82E #2E9DC8 #A62EC8
square
#C8592E #50C82E #2E9DC8 #A62EC8
split-complementary
#C8592E #2EC8A6 #2E50C8
monochromatic
#642D17 #964323 #C8592E #D97E5A #E5A58C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#C8592E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#C8592E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8592E
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8592E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8592E | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786B28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93842B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4050
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8592e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 89, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.153 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08b69',
500: '#c8592e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8592e; $custom-light: #e08b69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8592e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 89,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.753,
"s": 62.602,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59682,
"c": 0.15269,
"h": 40.5
},
"luminance": 0.19621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8592E
secondary
#83BACF
accent
#B8E642
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170C06
muted
#857D7A