#C96E4A#C96E4A
#C96E4A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.126 H 41.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 110, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.15, 32.80, 35.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.15, 48.49, 47.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.43% 0.0937 0.0839) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.43% 0.126 41.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9018, 24.0671, 9.4953) |
| Luminance | 0.2406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.24
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.01
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96E4A #4AA5C9
analogous
#C94A66 #C96E4A #C9AE4A
triadic
#C96E4A #4AC96E #6E4AC9
tetradic
#C96E4A #66C94A #4AA5C9 #AE4AC9
square
#C96E4A #66C94A #4AA5C9 #AE4AC9
split-complementary
#C96E4A #4AC9AE #4A66C9
monochromatic
#763A23 #A55231 #C96E4A #D79479 #E5BAA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#C96E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#C96E4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96E4A
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96E4A | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867A47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5D65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 110, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.126 41.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df997d',
500: '#c96e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96e4a; $custom-light: #df997d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 110,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.008,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63433,
"c": 0.12581,
"h": 41.8
},
"luminance": 0.24064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96E4A
secondary
#9CC3D2
accent
#B4DD4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C