#C9643A#C9643A
#C9643A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.140 H 42.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9643A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 100, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.2%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.86, 37.08, 41.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.86, 55.73, 48.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.61% 0.1041 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.61% 0.14 42.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4110, 21.8409, 6.6691) |
| Luminance | 0.2184 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 0.26
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.48
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.81
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.25
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.53
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9643A #3A9FC9
analogous
#C93A57 #C9643A #C9AB3A
triadic
#C9643A #3AC964 #643AC9
tetradic
#C9643A #57C93A #3A9FC9 #AB3AC9
square
#C9643A #57C93A #3A9FC9 #AB3AC9
split-complementary
#C9643A #3AC9AB #3A57C9
monochromatic
#6B341D #9B4C2B #C9643A #D68A6A #E3B09A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#C9643A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#C9643A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9643A
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9643A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9643A | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807335
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988938
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4F5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9643a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 100, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.140 42.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e09272',
500: '#c9643a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9643a; $custom-light: #e09272; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9643a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 100,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.622,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61613,
"c": 0.14043,
"h": 42.2
},
"luminance": 0.21837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9643A
secondary
#90BCCF
accent
#B3E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B