#C86E49#C86E49
#C86E49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.125 H 42.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 110, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 63.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.00, 32.33, 36.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.00, 48.42, 48.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.28% 0.0922 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.28% 0.125 42.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6004, 23.9156, 9.3067) |
| Luminance | 0.2391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.34
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.31
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.39
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.91
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86E49 #49A3C8
analogous
#C84963 #C86E49 #C8AD49
triadic
#C86E49 #49C86E #6E49C8
tetradic
#C86E49 #63C849 #49A3C8 #AD49C8
square
#C86E49 #63C849 #49A3C8 #AD49C8
split-complementary
#C86E49 #49C8AD #4963C8
monochromatic
#743A23 #A35231 #C86E49 #D69378 #E4B9A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#C86E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#C86E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86E49
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86E49 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867A45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA5D65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 110, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.125 42.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de997d',
500: '#c86e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86e49; $custom-light: #de997d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 110,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.48,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63284,
"c": 0.12513,
"h": 42.5
},
"luminance": 0.23912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86E49
secondary
#9BC2D2
accent
#B2DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B