#C96B43#C96B43
#C96B43 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.131 H 42.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96B43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 107, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 66.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.42, 33.94, 38.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.42, 51.42, 48.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.84% 0.096 0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.84% 0.131 42.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3608, 23.3416, 8.2156) |
| Luminance | 0.2334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.35
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.74
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.95
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.60
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96B43 #43A1C9
analogous
#C9435E #C96B43 #C9AE43
triadic
#C96B43 #43C96B #6B43C9
tetradic
#C96B43 #5EC943 #43A1C9 #AE43C9
square
#C96B43 #5EC943 #43A1C9 #AE43C9
split-complementary
#C96B43 #43C9AE #435EC9
monochromatic
#713920 #A1502E #C96B43 #D79073 #E4B6A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#C96B43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#C96B43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96B43
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96B43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96B43 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84783F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8D42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5962
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96b43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 107, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.131 42.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9778',
500: '#c96b43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96b43; $custom-light: #df9778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96b43",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 107,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.91,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62843,
"c": 0.13118,
"h": 42.9
},
"luminance": 0.23338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96B43
secondary
#97C0D1
accent
#B2DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B