#C87251#C87251
#C87251 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.118 H 41.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C87251 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 114, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 60%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 59.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.99, 30.76, 32.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.99, 45.01, 46.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.08% 0.0887 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.08% 0.118 41.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3243, 24.9113, 10.9417) |
| Luminance | 0.2491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.01
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.13
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.51
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.37
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C87251 #51A7C8
analogous
#C8516B #C87251 #C8AE51
triadic
#C87251 #51C872 #7251C8
tetradic
#C87251 #6BC851 #51A7C8 #AE51C8
square
#C87251 #6BC851 #51A7C8 #AE51C8
split-complementary
#C87251 #51C8AE #516BC8
monochromatic
#793D26 #A75435 #C87251 #D79880 #E5BDAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#C87251 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#C87251 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C87251
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C87251 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C87251 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897D4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9050
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA636A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c87251; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 114, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.118 41.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd9b82',
500: '#c87251',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c87251; $custom-light: #dd9b82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c87251",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 114,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.639,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64076,
"c": 0.11838,
"h": 41.4
},
"luminance": 0.24908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C87251
secondary
#A1C6D3
accent
#B4DB4C
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C