#C96831#C96831
#C96831 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.141 H 47.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96831 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 104, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 61%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 76%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 75.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.60, 34.59, 46.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.60, 58.29, 53.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.15% 0.095 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.15% 0.141 47.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5949, 22.5434, 5.6980) |
| Luminance | 0.2254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 3.58
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.79
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 4.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.72
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.74
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96831 #3192C9
analogous
#C93146 #C96831 #C9B431
triadic
#C96831 #31C968 #6831C9
tetradic
#C96831 #46C931 #3192C9 #B431C9
square
#C96831 #46C931 #3192C9 #B431C9
split-complementary
#C96831 #31C9B4 #3146C9
monochromatic
#673519 #984F25 #C96831 #D88B5F #E4AF90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#C96831 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.51
#C96831 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96831
5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96831 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96831 | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.51 | 5.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83752A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC545C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96831; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 104, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.141 47.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0946c',
500: '#c96831',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96831; $custom-light: #e0946c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96831",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 104,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.711,
"s": 60.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62152,
"c": 0.14067,
"h": 47.5
},
"luminance": 0.2254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96831
secondary
#87B5CF
accent
#AAE444
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#170D07
muted
#857E7A