#C86C48#C86C48
#C86C48 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.127 H 41.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86C48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 108, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 64%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.56, 33.32, 36.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.56, 49.10, 47.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.94% 0.0951 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.94% 0.127 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3542, 23.4757, 9.0624) |
| Luminance | 0.2347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.93
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.28
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.72
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.43
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.50
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86C48 #48A4C8
analogous
#C84864 #C86C48 #C8AC48
triadic
#C86C48 #48C86C #6C48C8
tetradic
#C86C48 #64C848 #48A4C8 #AC48C8
square
#C86C48 #64C848 #48A4C8 #AC48C8
split-complementary
#C86C48 #48C8AC #4864C8
monochromatic
#733923 #A25131 #C86C48 #D69277 #E4B8A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#C86C48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#C86C48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86C48
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86C48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86C48 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847945
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8D47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA5B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86c48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 108, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.127 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de977c',
500: '#c86c48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86c48; $custom-light: #de977c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86c48",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 108,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.875,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62939,
"c": 0.12718,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.23472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86C48
secondary
#9AC2D1
accent
#B4DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B