#C87040#C87040
#C87040 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.128 H 47.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C87040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 112, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 68%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.33, 30.71, 41.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.33, 51.40, 53.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.5% 0.0858 0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.128 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5416, 24.2412, 7.9201) |
| Luminance | 0.2424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.19
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.74
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.22
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.26
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.56
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C87040 #4098C8
analogous
#C84054 #C87040 #C8B440
triadic
#C87040 #40C870 #7040C8
tetradic
#C87040 #54C840 #4098C8 #B440C8
square
#C87040 #54C840 #4098C8 #B440C8
split-complementary
#C87040 #40C8B4 #4054C8
monochromatic
#6E3B20 #9D552D #C87040 #D69470 #E3B79F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#C87040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#C87040 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C87040
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C87040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C87040 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA5E65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c87040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 112, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.128 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9a76',
500: '#c87040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c87040; $custom-light: #de9a76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c87040",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 112,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.176,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63498,
"c": 0.12767,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.24238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C87040
secondary
#94BBD0
accent
#AADF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B