#C96743#C96743
#C96743 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.135 H 40.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96743 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 103, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.8%, 66.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.58, 36.03, 37.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.58, 52.11, 46.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.2% 0.1024 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.135 40.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9534, 22.5267, 8.0798) |
| Luminance | 0.2252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 0.40
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 0.54
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.55
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.31
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.08
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96743 #43A5C9
analogous
#C94362 #C96743 #C9AA43
triadic
#C96743 #43C967 #6743C9
tetradic
#C96743 #62C943 #43A5C9 #AA43C9
square
#C96743 #62C943 #43A5C9 #AA43C9
split-complementary
#C96743 #43C9AA #4362C9
monochromatic
#713620 #A14D2E #C96743 #D78D73 #E4B4A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#C96743 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#C96743 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96743
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96743 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96743 | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81753F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC545F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96743; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 103, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.135 40.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9478',
500: '#c96743',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96743; $custom-light: #df9478; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96743",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 103,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.119,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.622,
"c": 0.13453,
"h": 40.4
},
"luminance": 0.22523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96743
secondary
#97C1D1
accent
#B7DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B