#C86440#C86440
#C86440 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.137 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 100, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 68%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.78, 37.01, 38.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.78, 53.26, 45.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.55% 0.105 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.55% 0.137 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3046, 21.7673, 7.5078) |
| Luminance | 0.2176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 0.73
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.29
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.34
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.14
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.43
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86440 #40A4C8
analogous
#C84060 #C86440 #C8A840
triadic
#C86440 #40C864 #6440C8
tetradic
#C86440 #60C840 #40A4C8 #A840C8
square
#C86440 #60C840 #40A4C8 #A840C8
split-complementary
#C86440 #40C8A8 #4060C8
monochromatic
#6E3420 #9D4B2D #C86440 #D68B70 #E3B19F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#C86440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#C86440 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86440
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86440 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F733C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97893E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB505C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 100, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.137 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9276',
500: '#c86440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86440; $custom-light: #df9276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86440",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 100,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.882,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61546,
"c": 0.13715,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.21764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86440
secondary
#94C0D0
accent
#B7DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B