#C8623B#C8623B
#C8623B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.141 H 40.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8623B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 98, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 70.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.31, 37.76, 40.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.31, 55.33, 46.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.1065 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.141 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9792, 21.3340, 6.7286) |
| Luminance | 0.2133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 0.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.31
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.65
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.73
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8623B #3BA1C8
analogous
#C83B5A #C8623B #C8A83B
triadic
#C8623B #3BC862 #623BC8
tetradic
#C8623B #5AC83B #3BA1C8 #A83BC8
square
#C8623B #5AC83B #3BA1C8 #A83BC8
split-complementary
#C8623B #3BC8A8 #3B5AC8
monochromatic
#6B331E #9A4A2B #C8623B #D5886B #E3AF9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#C8623B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#C8623B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8623B
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8623B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8623B | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7137
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978839
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4D59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8623b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 98, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.141 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9172',
500: '#c8623b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8623b; $custom-light: #df9172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8623b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 98,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.596,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61172,
"c": 0.14068,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.2133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8623B
secondary
#90BDCF
accent
#B6DF48
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B