#C86231#C86231
#C86231 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.144 H 44.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 98, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 61%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 76%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 75.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.21, 37.29, 45.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.21, 58.78, 50.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.06% 0.1033 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.06% 0.144 44.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7443, 21.2400, 5.4912) |
| Luminance | 0.2124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.08
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.31
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.56
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.42
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.56
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86231 #3197C8
analogous
#C8314C #C86231 #C8AE31
triadic
#C86231 #31C862 #6231C8
tetradic
#C86231 #4CC831 #3197C8 #AE31C8
square
#C86231 #4CC831 #3197C8 #AE31C8
split-complementary
#C86231 #31C8AE #314CC8
monochromatic
#663219 #974A25 #C86231 #D8865F #E4AB90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#C86231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#C86231 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86231
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86231 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86231 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E712B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97882F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4C58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86231; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 98, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.144 44.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0906c',
500: '#c86231',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86231; $custom-light: #e0906c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86231",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 98,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.47,
"s": 60.643,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61061,
"c": 0.1442,
"h": 44.3
},
"luminance": 0.21236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86231
secondary
#86B7CE
accent
#B0E444
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170D07
muted
#857E7A