#C96E4C#C96E4C
#C96E4C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.125 H 40.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 110, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 62.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.18, 32.93, 34.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.18, 47.81, 46.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.46% 0.0945 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.46% 0.125 40.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9703, 24.0945, 9.8558) |
| Luminance | 0.2409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.97
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.84
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.33
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.86
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.28
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96E4C #4CA7C9
analogous
#C94C69 #C96E4C #C9AD4C
triadic
#C96E4C #4CC96E #6E4CC9
tetradic
#C96E4C #69C94C #4CA7C9 #AD4CC9
square
#C96E4C #69C94C #4CA7C9 #AD4CC9
split-complementary
#C96E4C #4CC9AD #4C69C9
monochromatic
#773A24 #A65232 #C96E4C #D7947B #E5BAAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#C96E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#C96E4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96E4C
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96E4C | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867B49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5D66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 110, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.125 40.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de997f',
500: '#c96e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96e4c; $custom-light: #de997f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 110,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.32,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63463,
"c": 0.12497,
"h": 40.9
},
"luminance": 0.24091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96E4C
secondary
#9EC4D3
accent
#B5DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C