#C86E39#C86E39
#C86E39 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.132 H 49.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86E39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 110, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 71.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, 31.39, 44.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 54.24, 54.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.08% 0.0867 0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.08% 0.132 49) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1365, 23.7300, 6.8634) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 3.91
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.31
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.54
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.60
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.03
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86E39 #3993C8
analogous
#C8394B #C86E39 #C8B639
triadic
#C86E39 #39C86E #6E39C8
tetradic
#C86E39 #4BC839 #3993C8 #B639C8
square
#C86E39 #4BC839 #3993C8 #B639C8
split-complementary
#C86E39 #39C8B6 #394BC8
monochromatic
#69391D #99542B #C86E39 #D59169 #E3B499
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#C86E39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#C86E39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86E39
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86E39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86E39 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877933
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86e39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 110, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.132 49.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9872',
500: '#c86e39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86e39; $custom-light: #df9872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86e39",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 110,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.238,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6308,
"c": 0.13219,
"h": 49
},
"luminance": 0.23727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86E39
secondary
#8FB7CE
accent
#A8E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B