#C96F44#C96F44
#C96F44 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.128 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 66.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.29, 31.88, 39.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.29, 50.46, 50.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.52% 0.09 0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.52% 0.128 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8178, 24.2071, 8.5172) |
| Luminance | 0.2420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.70
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.94
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.24
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.26
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F44 #449EC9
analogous
#C9445C #C96F44 #C9B144
triadic
#C96F44 #44C96F #6F44C9
tetradic
#C96F44 #5CC944 #449EC9 #B144C9
square
#C96F44 #5CC944 #449EC9 #B144C9
split-complementary
#C96F44 #44C9B1 #445CC9
monochromatic
#723B21 #A1542F #C96F44 #D79473 #E4B8A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#C96F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#C96F44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F44
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F44 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887B40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5E65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.128 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9979',
500: '#c96f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f44; $custom-light: #df9979; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.398,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63515,
"c": 0.12763,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.24204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F44
secondary
#98BFD1
accent
#AEDF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B