#C96F3C#C96F3C
#C96F3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.131 H 48.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 70.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.20, 31.43, 43.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.20, 53.40, 53.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.42% 0.0872 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.42% 0.131 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5901, 24.1160, 7.3180) |
| Luminance | 0.2411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.80
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.28
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.32
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F3C #3C96C9
analogous
#C93C4F #C96F3C #C9B53C
triadic
#C96F3C #3CC96F #6F3CC9
tetradic
#C96F3C #4FC93C #3C96C9 #B53CC9
square
#C96F3C #4FC93C #3C96C9 #B53CC9
split-complementary
#C96F3C #3CC9B5 #3C4FC9
monochromatic
#6D3A1E #9C542B #C96F3C #D6926C #E4B69C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#C96F3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#C96F3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F3C
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F3C | 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)
#887B37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.131 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9974',
500: '#c96f3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f3c; $custom-light: #df9974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.702,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63416,
"c": 0.13121,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.24113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F3C
secondary
#91B9D0
accent
#A9E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B