#C96D4B#C96D4B
#C96D4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.126 H 40.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96D4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 109, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 62.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.95, 33.39, 34.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.95, 48.32, 46.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.28% 0.0957 0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.28% 0.126 40.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8285, 23.8661, 9.6384) |
| Luminance | 0.2386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.11
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.07
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.84
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.05
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96D4B #4BA7C9
analogous
#C94B68 #C96D4B #C9AC4B
triadic
#C96D4B #4BC96D #6D4BC9
tetradic
#C96D4B #68C94B #4BA7C9 #AC4BC9
square
#C96D4B #68C94B #4BA7C9 #AC4BC9
split-complementary
#C96D4B #4BC9AC #4B68C9
monochromatic
#763A23 #A55132 #C96D4B #D7937A #E5B9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C96D4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#C96D4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96D4B
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96D4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96D4B | 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)
#857A48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5C65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96d4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 109, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.126 40.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df987e',
500: '#c96d4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96d4b; $custom-light: #df987e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96d4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 109,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.19,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63283,
"c": 0.12624,
"h": 40.7
},
"luminance": 0.23863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96D4B
secondary
#9DC4D3
accent
#B6DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C