#C9612D#C9612D
#C9612D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.147 H 44.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9612D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 97, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 77.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.12, 38.03, 47.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.12, 60.72, 51.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.01% 0.1048 0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.01% 0.147 44.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8386, 21.1600, 5.0478) |
| Luminance | 0.2116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.70
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.92
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 3.95
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.16
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.72
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9612D #2D95C9
analogous
#C92D47 #C9612D #C9AF2D
triadic
#C9612D #2DC961 #612DC9
tetradic
#C9612D #47C92D #2D95C9 #AF2DC9
square
#C9612D #47C92D #2D95C9 #AF2DC9
split-complementary
#C9612D #2DC9AF #2D47C9
monochromatic
#653117 #974922 #C9612D #DA8459 #E5A98B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#C9612D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#C9612D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9612D
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9612D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9612D | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7026
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97882B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD4A56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9612d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 97, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.147 44.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19069',
500: '#c9612d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9612d; $custom-light: #e19069; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9612d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 97,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 63.415,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61014,
"c": 0.14739,
"h": 44.7
},
"luminance": 0.21156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9612D
secondary
#83B6CF
accent
#AFE641
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#170D06
muted
#857D7A