#C96C3A#C96C3A
#C96C3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.134 H 47.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96C3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 108, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.3%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.53, 32.91, 43.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.53, 54.51, 52.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% 0.0914 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.134 47.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2163, 23.4516, 6.9375) |
| Luminance | 0.2345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.48
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.49
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.91
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.93
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.11
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96C3A #3A97C9
analogous
#C93A4F #C96C3A #C9B33A
triadic
#C96C3A #3AC96C #6C3AC9
tetradic
#C96C3A #4FC93A #3A97C9 #B33AC9
square
#C96C3A #4FC93A #3A97C9 #B33AC9
split-complementary
#C96C3A #3AC9B3 #3A4FC9
monochromatic
#6B391D #9B522B #C96C3A #D6906A #E3B49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#C96C3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#C96C3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96C3A
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96C3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96C3A | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867835
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5961
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96c3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 108, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.134 47.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9772',
500: '#c96c3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96c3a; $custom-light: #df9772; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96c3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 108,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.979,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62896,
"c": 0.13419,
"h": 47.1
},
"luminance": 0.23448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96C3A
secondary
#90B9CF
accent
#ABE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B