#C96B3E#C96B3E
#C96B3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.133 H 44.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 107, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 69.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.36, 33.65, 41.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.36, 53.20, 50.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.78% 0.0943 0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.78% 0.133 44.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2172, 23.2841, 7.4595) |
| Luminance | 0.2328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.35
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.36
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.58
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.78
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.07
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96B3E #3E9CC9
analogous
#C93E57 #C96B3E #C9B03E
triadic
#C96B3E #3EC96B #6B3EC9
tetradic
#C96B3E #57C93E #3E9CC9 #B03EC9
square
#C96B3E #57C93E #3E9CC9 #B03EC9
split-complementary
#C96B3E #3EC9B0 #3E57C9
monochromatic
#6E381F #9E512C #C96B3E #D6906E #E4B49E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#C96B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#C96B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96B3E
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96B3E | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857839
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8D3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5861
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 107, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.133 44.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9775',
500: '#c96b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96b3e; $custom-light: #df9775; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 107,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.424,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62779,
"c": 0.13325,
"h": 44.9
},
"luminance": 0.23281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96B3E
secondary
#93BCD0
accent
#AFE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B