#C96B3C#C96B3C
#C96B3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.134 H 45.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96B3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 107, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 70.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.34, 33.54, 42.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.34, 53.92, 51.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.76% 0.0937 0.096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.76% 0.134 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1634, 23.2626, 7.1758) |
| Luminance | 0.2326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.69
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.08
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.25
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.38
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96B3C #3C9AC9
analogous
#C93C53 #C96B3C #C9B13C
triadic
#C96B3C #3CC96B #6B3CC9
tetradic
#C96B3C #53C93C #3C9AC9 #B13CC9
square
#C96B3C #53C93C #3C9AC9 #B13CC9
split-complementary
#C96B3C #3CC9B1 #3C53C9
monochromatic
#6D381E #9C512B #C96B3C #D68F6C #E4B49C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#C96B3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#C96B3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96B3C
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96B3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96B3C | 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)
#857837
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5860
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96b3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 107, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.134 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9774',
500: '#c96b3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96b3c; $custom-light: #df9774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96b3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 107,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62755,
"c": 0.13408,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.23259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96B3C
secondary
#91BBD0
accent
#ADE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B