#C96A47#C96A47
#C96A47 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.130 H 40.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96A47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 106, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 64.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.26, 34.71, 36.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.26, 50.21, 46.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% 0.0991 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.13 40.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3813, 23.1839, 8.8350) |
| Luminance | 0.2318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 0.81
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.20
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.60
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.25
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.84
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96A47 #47A6C9
analogous
#C94765 #C96A47 #C9AB47
triadic
#C96A47 #47C96A #6A47C9
tetradic
#C96A47 #65C947 #47A6C9 #AB47C9
square
#C96A47 #65C947 #47A6C9 #AB47C9
split-complementary
#C96A47 #47C9AB #4765C9
monochromatic
#743822 #A34F30 #C96A47 #D79076 #E5B7A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#C96A47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#C96A47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96A47
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96A47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96A47 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.64 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837844
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8C45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5862
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96a47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 106, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.130 40.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df967b',
500: '#c96a47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96a47; $custom-light: #df967b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96a47",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 106,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.154,
"s": 54.622,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62736,
"c": 0.1304,
"h": 40.6
},
"luminance": 0.23181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96A47
secondary
#9AC3D2
accent
#B6DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B