#C96C3F#C96C3F
#C96C3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.132 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96C3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 108, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.3%, 68.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.59, 33.18, 40.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.59, 52.69, 50.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.96% 0.093 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.96% 0.132 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3498, 23.5049, 7.6403) |
| Luminance | 0.2350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.27
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.62
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.07
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96C3F #3F9CC9
analogous
#C93F57 #C96C3F #C9B13F
triadic
#C96C3F #3FC96C #6C3FC9
tetradic
#C96C3F #57C93F #3F9CC9 #B13FC9
square
#C96C3F #57C93F #3F9CC9 #B13FC9
split-complementary
#C96C3F #3FC9B1 #3F57C9
monochromatic
#6F391F #9E522D #C96C3F #D6916F #E4B59F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#C96C3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#C96C3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96C3F
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96C3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96C3F | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86793A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5A62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96c3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 108, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.132 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9776',
500: '#c96c3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96c3f; $custom-light: #df9776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96c3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 108,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.565,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62955,
"c": 0.13207,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.23502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96C3F
secondary
#94BCD0
accent
#AEDF48
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160D08
muted
#847E7B