#C9683D#C9683D
#C9683D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.136 H 43.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9683D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 104, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 69.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.72, 35.17, 41.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.72, 54.02, 49.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.28% 0.0988 0.0935) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.28% 0.136 43.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8827, 22.6585, 7.2138) |
| Luminance | 0.2266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.29
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.84
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.44
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.03
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9683D #3D9EC9
analogous
#C93D58 #C9683D #C9AE3D
triadic
#C9683D #3DC968 #683DC9
tetradic
#C9683D #58C93D #3D9EC9 #AE3DC9
square
#C9683D #58C93D #3D9EC9 #AE3DC9
split-complementary
#C9683D #3DC9AE #3D58C9
monochromatic
#6D371E #9D4F2C #C9683D #D68D6D #E4B39D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#C9683D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#C9683D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9683D
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9683D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9683D | 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)
#837638
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC555E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9683d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 104, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.136 43.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9574',
500: '#c9683d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9683d; $custom-light: #df9574; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9683d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 104,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.429,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62282,
"c": 0.13601,
"h": 43.4
},
"luminance": 0.22655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9683D
secondary
#92BDD0
accent
#B1E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B