#C96A3A#C96A3A
#C96A3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.136 H 45.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96A3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 106, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.11, 33.96, 42.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.11, 54.78, 51.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.57% 0.0946 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.57% 0.136 45.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0078, 23.0345, 6.8680) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.65
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.12
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.21
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.33
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.56
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96A3A #3A99C9
analogous
#C93A51 #C96A3A #C9B13A
triadic
#C96A3A #3AC96A #6A3AC9
tetradic
#C96A3A #51C93A #3A99C9 #B13AC9
square
#C96A3A #51C93A #3A99C9 #B13AC9
split-complementary
#C96A3A #3AC9B1 #3A51C9
monochromatic
#6B381D #9B502B #C96A3A #D68E6A #E3B39A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C96A3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#C96A3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96A3A
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96A3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96A3A | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847735
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC575F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96a3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 106, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.136 45.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e09672',
500: '#c96a3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96a3a; $custom-light: #e09672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96a3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 106,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.14,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62569,
"c": 0.13566,
"h": 45.8
},
"luminance": 0.23031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96A3A
secondary
#90BACF
accent
#ADE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B