#C9683C#C9683C
#C9683C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.136 H 43.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9683C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 104, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 70.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.71, 35.11, 41.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.71, 54.37, 49.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.27% 0.0984 0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.27% 0.136 43.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8560, 22.6479, 7.0733) |
| Luminance | 0.2264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.06
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.10
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.60
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.13
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9683C #3C9DC9
analogous
#C93C56 #C9683C #C9AE3C
triadic
#C9683C #3CC968 #683CC9
tetradic
#C9683C #56C93C #3C9DC9 #AE3CC9
square
#C9683C #56C93C #3C9DC9 #AE3CC9
split-complementary
#C9683C #3CC9AE #3C56C9
monochromatic
#6D371E #9C4F2B #C9683C #D68D6C #E4B29C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#C9683C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#C9683C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9683C
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9683C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9683C | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837637
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC545E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9683c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 104, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.136 43.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e09573',
500: '#c9683c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9683c; $custom-light: #e09573; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9683c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 104,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.723,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6227,
"c": 0.13641,
"h": 43.8
},
"luminance": 0.22644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9683C
secondary
#91BCD0
accent
#B0E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B