#C9502E#C9502E

#C9502E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.162 H 36.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9502E
RGB	rgb(201, 80, 46)
HSL	hsl(13, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(13, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.2%, 77.1%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, 46.35, 43.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 63.63, 43.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.59% 0.1304 0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(58.59% 0.162 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.4521, 18.3559, 4.6817)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9502E #2EA7C9

analogous

#C92E5A #C9502E #C99D2E

triadic

#C9502E #2EC950 #502EC9

tetradic

#C9502E #5AC92E #2EA7C9 #9D2EC9

square

#C9502E #5AC92E #2EA7C9 #9D2EC9

split-complementary

#C9502E #2EC99D #2E5AC9

monochromatic

#652817 #973C23 #C9502E #D9775B #E5A08D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#C9502E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#C9502E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C9502E

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9502E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C9502E	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90812A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD3349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9502e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 80, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.162 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e18569',
    500: '#c9502e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9502e;
$custom-light: #e18569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9502e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.161,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58587,
    "c": 0.16184,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9502E

secondary

#84BFCF

accent

#C2E642

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEF0EB

border

#D6CBC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9502E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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