#C86940#C86940
#C86940 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.133 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 105, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.5%, 68%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.82, 34.41, 39.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.82, 52.38, 48.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.34% 0.0971 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.34% 0.133 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7990, 22.7561, 7.6726) |
| Luminance | 0.2275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.41
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.47
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.59
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.61
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86940 #409FC8
analogous
#C8405B #C86940 #C8AD40
triadic
#C86940 #40C869 #6940C8
tetradic
#C86940 #5BC840 #409FC8 #AD40C8
square
#C86940 #5BC840 #409FC8 #AD40C8
split-complementary
#C86940 #40C8AD #405BC8
monochromatic
#6E3720 #9D4F2D #C86940 #D68E70 #E3B49F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#C86940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#C86940 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86940
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86940 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83763C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5660
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 105, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.133 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9576',
500: '#c86940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86940; $custom-light: #de9576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86940",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 105,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.088,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62341,
"c": 0.13292,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.22753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86940
secondary
#94BED0
accent
#B2DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B