#C96A2F#C96A2F
#C96A2F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.140 H 49.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 106, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 62%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 76.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.00, 33.46, 48.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.00, 58.73, 55.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.46% 0.0913 0.1062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.46% 0.14 49.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7573, 22.9343, 5.5485) |
| Luminance | 0.2293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 2.75
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 4.71
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.85
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96A2F #2F8EC9
analogous
#C92F41 #C96A2F #C9B72F
triadic
#C96A2F #2FC96A #6A2FC9
tetradic
#C96A2F #41C92F #2F8EC9 #B72FC9
square
#C96A2F #41C92F #2F8EC9 #B72FC9
split-complementary
#C96A2F #2FC9B7 #2F41C9
monochromatic
#663618 #975023 #C96A2F #D98C5C #E5AF8E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#C96A2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#C96A2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96A2F
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96A2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96A2F | 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)
#857727
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC565E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96a2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 106, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.140 49.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0966b',
500: '#c96a2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96a2f; $custom-light: #e0966b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96a2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 106,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.987,
"s": 62.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62457,
"c": 0.14001,
"h": 49.3
},
"luminance": 0.22931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96A2F
secondary
#85B3CF
accent
#A7E543
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#170D07
muted
#857E7A