#C86740#C86740
#C86740 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.135 H 41.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86740 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 103, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.5%, 68%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.40, 35.46, 39.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.40, 52.72, 47.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.02% 0.1003 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.02% 0.135 41.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5977, 22.3535, 7.6055) |
| Luminance | 0.2235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 0.84
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 0.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 0.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.30
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.80
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86740 #40A1C8
analogous
#C8405D #C86740 #C8AB40
triadic
#C86740 #40C867 #6740C8
tetradic
#C86740 #5DC840 #40A1C8 #AB40C8
square
#C86740 #5DC840 #40A1C8 #AB40C8
split-complementary
#C86740 #40C8AB #405DC8
monochromatic
#6E3620 #9D4D2D #C86740 #D68D70 #E3B39F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#C86740 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#C86740 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86740
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86740 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86740 | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81753C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB545E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86740; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 103, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.135 41.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9476',
500: '#c86740',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86740; $custom-light: #df9476; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86740",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 103,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.206,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6202,
"c": 0.13457,
"h": 41.8
},
"luminance": 0.2235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86740
secondary
#94BFD0
accent
#B4DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B