#C96F3B#C96F3B
#C96F3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.132 H 48.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 70.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.19, 31.37, 43.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.19, 53.77, 54.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.41% 0.0869 0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.41% 0.132 48.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5639, 24.1055, 7.1801) |
| Luminance | 0.2410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.04
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.12
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.48
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.58
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F3B #3B95C9
analogous
#C93B4E #C96F3B #C9B63B
triadic
#C96F3B #3BC96F #6F3BC9
tetradic
#C96F3B #4EC93B #3B95C9 #B63BC9
square
#C96F3B #4EC93B #3B95C9 #B63BC9
split-complementary
#C96F3B #3BC9B6 #3B4EC9
monochromatic
#6C3A1E #9C542B #C96F3B #D6926B #E3B69B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#C96F3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#C96F3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F3B
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F3B | 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)
#887A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.132 48.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9973',
500: '#c96f3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f3b; $custom-light: #df9973; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.972,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63405,
"c": 0.13166,
"h": 48.7
},
"luminance": 0.24102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F3B
secondary
#90B8CF
accent
#A8E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B