#C96E3A#C96E3A
#C96E3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.133 H 48.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96E3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 110, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.97, 31.85, 43.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.97, 54.26, 54.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% 0.0882 0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.133 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4297, 23.8783, 7.0086) |
| Luminance | 0.2387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.99
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.07
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.33
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.70
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96E3A #3A95C9
analogous
#C93A4D #C96E3A #C9B53A
triadic
#C96E3A #3AC96E #6E3AC9
tetradic
#C96E3A #4DC93A #3A95C9 #B53AC9
square
#C96E3A #4DC93A #3A95C9 #B53AC9
split-complementary
#C96E3A #3AC9B5 #3A4DC9
monochromatic
#6B3A1D #9B542B #C96E3A #D6916A #E3B59A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C96E3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#C96E3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96E3A
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96E3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96E3A | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887A34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96e3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 110, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.133 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9972',
500: '#c96e3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96e3a; $custom-light: #df9972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96e3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 110,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.818,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63227,
"c": 0.13278,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.23875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96E3A
secondary
#90B8CF
accent
#A9E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B