#C96C56#C96C56
#C96C56 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.123 H 34.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96C56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 108, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.3%, 57.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.90, 34.73, 28.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.90, 45.07, 39.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% 0.1016 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.123 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1320, 23.8178, 11.7601) |
| Luminance | 0.2382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.53
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.66
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.82
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.83
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.63
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96C56 #56B3C9
analogous
#C9567A #C96C56 #C9A656
triadic
#C96C56 #56C96C #6C56C9
tetradic
#C96C56 #7AC956 #56B3C9 #A656C9
square
#C96C56 #7AC956 #56B3C9 #A656C9
split-complementary
#C96C56 #56C9A6 #567AC9
monochromatic
#7D3828 #AB4D37 #C96C56 #D89484 #E7BDB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C96C56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#C96C56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96C56
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96C56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96C56 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837A54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8E54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5C67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96c56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 108, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.123 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9786',
500: '#c96c56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96c56; $custom-light: #de9786; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96c56",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 108,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.478,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63299,
"c": 0.12303,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.23815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96C56
secondary
#A6CCD5
accent
#C0DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C