#C96339#C96339
#C96339 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.142 H 42.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96339 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 99, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 71.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.64, 37.54, 41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.64, 56.25, 48.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.45% 0.1053 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.45% 0.142 42) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2905, 21.6402, 6.5046) |
| Luminance | 0.2164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 0.36
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.58
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.71
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96339 #399FC9
analogous
#C93957 #C96339 #C9AB39
triadic
#C96339 #39C963 #6339C9
tetradic
#C96339 #57C939 #399FC9 #AB39C9
square
#C96339 #57C939 #399FC9 #AB39C9
split-complementary
#C96339 #39C9AB #3957C9
monochromatic
#6B341D #9B4B2A #C96339 #D68969 #E3AF99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#C96339 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#C96339 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96339
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96339 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96339 | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988937
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4E5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96339; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 99, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.142 42.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e09171',
500: '#c96339',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96339; $custom-light: #e09171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96339",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 99,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.5,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61446,
"c": 0.14163,
"h": 42
},
"luminance": 0.21637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96339
secondary
#8FBCCF
accent
#B4E047
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170D08
muted
#857E7B