#C9643F#C9643F
#C9643F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.139 H 40.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9643F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 100, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.2%, 68.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.91, 37.34, 39.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.91, 54.02, 46.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.68% 0.1058 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.68% 0.139 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5444, 21.8943, 7.3718) |
| Luminance | 0.2189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 0.59
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.09
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.18
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.09
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.51
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9643F #3FA4C9
analogous
#C93F5F #C9643F #C9A93F
triadic
#C9643F #3FC964 #643FC9
tetradic
#C9643F #5FC93F #3FA4C9 #A93FC9
square
#C9643F #5FC93F #3FA4C9 #A93FC9
split-complementary
#C9643F #3FC9A9 #3F5FC9
monochromatic
#6F341F #9E4B2D #C9643F #D68B6F #E4B19F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#C9643F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#C9643F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9643F
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9643F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9643F | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F733B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98893D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC505C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9643f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 100, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.139 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e09275',
500: '#c9643f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9643f; $custom-light: #e09275; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9643f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 100,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.087,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61675,
"c": 0.13862,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.21891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9643F
secondary
#94C0D0
accent
#B7DF48
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B