#C96D3A#C96D3A
#C96D3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.133 H 47.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 109, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.75, 32.38, 43.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.75, 54.38, 53.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.06% 0.0898 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.06% 0.133 47.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3224, 23.6637, 6.9729) |
| Luminance | 0.2366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.72
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.91
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.14
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.31
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96D3A #3A96C9
analogous
#C93A4E #C96D3A #C9B53A
triadic
#C96D3A #3AC96D #6D3AC9
tetradic
#C96D3A #4EC93A #3A96C9 #B53AC9
square
#C96D3A #4EC93A #3A96C9 #B53AC9
split-complementary
#C96D3A #3AC9B5 #3A4EC9
monochromatic
#6B391D #9B532B #C96D3A #D6916A #E3B49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#C96D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#C96D3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96D3A
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96D3A | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877934
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5A62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 109, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.133 47.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9872',
500: '#c96d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96d3a; $custom-light: #df9872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 109,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.399,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63061,
"c": 0.13348,
"h": 47.7
},
"luminance": 0.2366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96D3A
secondary
#90B9CF
accent
#AAE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B