#C96D52#C96D52
#C96D52 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.123 H 37.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96D52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 109, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 59.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.05, 33.89, 31.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.05, 46.05, 42.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.39% 0.0984 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.39% 0.123 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0814, 23.9673, 10.9703) |
| Luminance | 0.2396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.17
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.20
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.47
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.11
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.26
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96D52 #52AEC9
analogous
#C95273 #C96D52 #C9A852
triadic
#C96D52 #52C96D #6D52C9
tetradic
#C96D52 #73C952 #52AEC9 #A852C9
square
#C96D52 #73C952 #52AEC9 #A852C9
split-complementary
#C96D52 #52C9A8 #5273C9
monochromatic
#7A3926 #A94F35 #C96D52 #D89481 #E6BCAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#C96D52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#C96D52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96D52
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96D52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96D52 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847A4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5D66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96d52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 109, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.123 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9883',
500: '#c96d52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96d52; $custom-light: #de9883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96d52",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 109,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.613,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63393,
"c": 0.12349,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.23964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96D52
secondary
#A3C9D4
accent
#BBDC4C
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C