#C96A3E#C96A3E
#C96A3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.134 H 44.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 106, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 69.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.15, 34.17, 40.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.15, 53.35, 50.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.62% 0.0959 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.62% 0.134 44.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1136, 23.0768, 7.4249) |
| Luminance | 0.2307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.95
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.21
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.26
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.38
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.98
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96A3E #3E9DC9
analogous
#C93E58 #C96A3E #C9B03E
triadic
#C96A3E #3EC96A #6A3EC9
tetradic
#C96A3E #58C93E #3E9DC9 #B03EC9
square
#C96A3E #58C93E #3E9DC9 #B03EC9
split-complementary
#C96A3E #3EC9B0 #3E58C9
monochromatic
#6E381F #9E502C #C96A3E #D68F6E #E4B49E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#C96A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#C96A3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96A3E
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96A3E | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 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)
#847739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5760
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 106, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.134 44.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9675',
500: '#c96a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96a3e; $custom-light: #df9675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 106,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.993,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62616,
"c": 0.13402,
"h": 44.3
},
"luminance": 0.23073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96A3E
secondary
#93BDD0
accent
#B0E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B