#C96944#C96944
#C96944 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.132 H 41.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96944 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 105, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 66.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.01, 35.04, 37.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.01, 51.41, 47.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.53% 0.0996 0.0873) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.53% 0.132 41.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1850, 22.9415, 8.3063) |
| Luminance | 0.2294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 0.50
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 0.85
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.69
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.77
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96944 #44A4C9
analogous
#C94461 #C96944 #C9AC44
triadic
#C96944 #44C969 #6944C9
tetradic
#C96944 #61C944 #44A4C9 #AC44C9
square
#C96944 #61C944 #44A4C9 #AC44C9
split-complementary
#C96944 #44C9AC #4461C9
monochromatic
#723721 #A14E2F #C96944 #D78F73 #E4B5A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#C96944 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#C96944 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96944
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96944 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96944 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5760
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96944; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 105, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.132 41.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9579',
500: '#c96944',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96944; $custom-light: #df9579; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96944",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 105,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.692,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62533,
"c": 0.13243,
"h": 41.2
},
"luminance": 0.22938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96944
secondary
#98C1D1
accent
#B5DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B