#C86A39#C86A39
#C86A39 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.135 H 46.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86A39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 106, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47%, 71.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.95, 33.51, 43.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.95, 54.74, 52.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.42% 0.0931 0.0977) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.42% 0.135 46.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7146, 22.8863, 6.7228) |
| Luminance | 0.2288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.92
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.41
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.56
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.66
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86A39 #3997C8
analogous
#C83950 #C86A39 #C8B139
triadic
#C86A39 #39C86A #6A39C8
tetradic
#C86A39 #50C839 #3997C8 #B139C8
square
#C86A39 #50C839 #3997C8 #B139C8
split-complementary
#C86A39 #39C8B1 #3950C8
monochromatic
#69371D #99502B #C86A39 #D58E69 #E3B299
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C86A39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#C86A39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86A39
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86A39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86A39 | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847734
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB575F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86a39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 106, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.135 46.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9671',
500: '#c86a39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86a39; $custom-light: #df9671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86a39",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 106,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.559,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6242,
"c": 0.135,
"h": 46.4
},
"luminance": 0.22883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86A39
secondary
#8FB8CE
accent
#ACE048
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF2EC
border
#D5CCC7
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B