#C96844#C96844
#C96844 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.133 H 40.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96844 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 104, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 66.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.80, 35.57, 37.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.80, 51.59, 46.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.37% 0.1012 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.37% 0.133 40.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0837, 22.7389, 8.2725) |
| Luminance | 0.2273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 0.45
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 0.61
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.69
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.04
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96844 #44A5C9
analogous
#C94462 #C96844 #C9AB44
triadic
#C96844 #44C968 #6844C9
tetradic
#C96844 #62C944 #44A5C9 #AB44C9
square
#C96844 #62C944 #44A5C9 #AB44C9
split-complementary
#C96844 #44C9AB #4462C9
monochromatic
#723721 #A14E2F #C96844 #D78E73 #E4B5A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#C96844 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#C96844 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96844
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96844 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96844 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827640
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5560
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96844; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 104, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.133 40.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9579',
500: '#c96844',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96844; $custom-light: #df9579; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96844",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 104,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.241,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62373,
"c": 0.13329,
"h": 40.6
},
"luminance": 0.22735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96844
secondary
#98C2D1
accent
#B6DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B