#C96B34#C96B34
#C96B34 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.137 H 48.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96B34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 107, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 59%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 74%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 74.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.26, 33.15, 46.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.26, 56.82, 54.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% 0.0911 0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.137 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9677, 23.1843, 6.1450) |
| Luminance | 0.2318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 3.43
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.29
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.64
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.83
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.98
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96B34 #3492C9
analogous
#C93447 #C96B34 #C9B634
triadic
#C96B34 #34C96B #6B34C9
tetradic
#C96B34 #47C934 #3492C9 #B634C9
square
#C96B34 #47C934 #3492C9 #B634C9
split-complementary
#C96B34 #34C9B6 #3447C9
monochromatic
#68371B #985127 #C96B34 #D78E63 #E3B194
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#C96B34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#C96B34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96B34
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96B34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96B34 | 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)
#86772E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC575F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96b34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 107, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.137 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0966e',
500: '#c96b34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96b34; $custom-light: #e0966e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96b34",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 107,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.148,
"s": 58.893,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62668,
"c": 0.13736,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.23181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96B34
secondary
#8AB5CE
accent
#A8E246
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF2EC
border
#D5CCC7
text
#160D07
muted
#847E7A