#C9693C#C9693C
#C9693C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.136 H 44.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9693C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 105, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 70.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.92, 34.59, 41.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.92, 54.21, 50.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.43% 0.0968 0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.43% 0.136 44.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9573, 22.8504, 7.1071) |
| Luminance | 0.2285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.37
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.47
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.61
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.16
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9693C #3C9CC9
analogous
#C93C55 #C9693C #C9AF3C
triadic
#C9693C #3CC969 #693CC9
tetradic
#C9693C #55C93C #3C9CC9 #AF3CC9
square
#C9693C #55C93C #3C9CC9 #AF3CC9
split-complementary
#C9693C #3CC9AF #3C55C9
monochromatic
#6D371E #9C4F2B #C9693C #D68E6C #E4B39C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#C9693C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#C9693C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9693C
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9693C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9693C | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837637
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC565F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9693c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 105, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.136 44.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9573',
500: '#c9693c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9693c; $custom-light: #df9573; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9693c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 105,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.149,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62431,
"c": 0.13562,
"h": 44.4
},
"luminance": 0.22847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9693C
secondary
#91BCD0
accent
#AFE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B