#C96B3B#C96B3B
#C96B3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.135 H 46.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 107, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 70.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.33, 33.49, 42.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.33, 54.28, 51.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% 0.0933 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.135 46.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1372, 23.2521, 7.0379) |
| Luminance | 0.2325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.05
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.32
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.48
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.54
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96B3B #3B99C9
analogous
#C93B52 #C96B3B #C9B23B
triadic
#C96B3B #3BC96B #6B3BC9
tetradic
#C96B3B #52C93B #3B99C9 #B23BC9
square
#C96B3B #52C93B #3B99C9 #B23BC9
split-complementary
#C96B3B #3BC9B2 #3B52C9
monochromatic
#6C381E #9C512B #C96B3B #D68F6B #E3B39B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C96B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#C96B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96B3B
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96B3B | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857836
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5860
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 107, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.135 46.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9773',
500: '#c96b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96b3b; $custom-light: #df9773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 107,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.282,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62744,
"c": 0.1345,
"h": 46.1
},
"luminance": 0.23249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96B3B
secondary
#90BACF
accent
#ADE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B