#C9623A#C9623A
#C9623A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.142 H 41.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9623A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 98, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.45, 38.10, 41.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.45, 56.09, 47.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.3% 0.1072 0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.142 41) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2215, 21.4619, 6.6059) |
| Luminance | 0.2146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 0.63
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.36
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.88
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.65
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.85
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9623A #3AA1C9
analogous
#C93A59 #C9623A #C9A93A
triadic
#C9623A #3AC962 #623AC9
tetradic
#C9623A #59C93A #3AA1C9 #A93AC9
square
#C9623A #59C93A #3AA1C9 #A93AC9
split-complementary
#C9623A #3AC9A9 #3A59C9
monochromatic
#6B331D #9B4A2B #C9623A #D6886A #E3AF9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#C9623A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#C9623A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9623A
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9623A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9623A | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7236
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978838
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4D59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9623a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 98, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.142 41.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e09172',
500: '#c9623a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9623a; $custom-light: #e09172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9623a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 98,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.783,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61303,
"c": 0.14213,
"h": 41
},
"luminance": 0.21458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9623A
secondary
#90BDCF
accent
#B6E048
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170D08
muted
#857E7B