#C96D4A#C96D4A
#C96D4A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.127 H 41.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96D4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 109, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.94, 33.33, 35.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.94, 48.66, 46.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.27% 0.0954 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.27% 0.127 41.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7946, 23.8526, 9.4595) |
| Luminance | 0.2385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.87
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.50
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.99
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.72
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.89
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96D4A #4AA6C9
analogous
#C94A67 #C96D4A #C9AD4A
triadic
#C96D4A #4AC96D #6D4AC9
tetradic
#C96D4A #67C94A #4AA6C9 #AD4AC9
square
#C96D4A #67C94A #4AA6C9 #AD4AC9
split-complementary
#C96D4A #4AC9AD #4A67C9
monochromatic
#763A23 #A55131 #C96D4A #D79379 #E5B9A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C96D4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#C96D4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96D4A
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96D4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96D4A | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857A47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5C65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96d4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 109, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.127 41.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df987d',
500: '#c96d4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96d4a; $custom-light: #df987d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96d4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 109,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.535,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63268,
"c": 0.12664,
"h": 41.2
},
"luminance": 0.23849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96D4A
secondary
#9CC4D2
accent
#B5DD4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C