#C85A34#C85A34
#C85A34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.150 H 39.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85A34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 90, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 59%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 74%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.66, 41.45, 42.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.66, 59.21, 45.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.89% 0.1165 0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.89% 0.15 39.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0982, 19.8433, 5.5987) |
| Luminance | 0.1984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.26
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.84
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.52
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.75
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85A34 #34A2C8
analogous
#C83458 #C85A34 #C8A434
triadic
#C85A34 #34C85A #5A34C8
tetradic
#C85A34 #58C834 #34A2C8 #A434C8
square
#C85A34 #58C834 #34A2C8 #A434C8
split-complementary
#C85A34 #34C8A4 #3458C8
monochromatic
#672E1B #974427 #C85A34 #D68063 #E3A893
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#C85A34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C85A34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85A34
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85A34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85A34 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938431
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4252
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85a34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 90, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.150 39.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08b6d',
500: '#c85a34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85a34; $custom-light: #e08b6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85a34",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 90,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.405,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59889,
"c": 0.15003,
"h": 39.1
},
"luminance": 0.1984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85A34
secondary
#8ABDCE
accent
#BAE246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A