#C96F47#C96F47
#C96F47 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.126 H 43.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 64.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.33, 32.07, 37.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.33, 49.38, 49.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.56% 0.091 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.56% 0.126 43.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9117, 24.2447, 9.0118) |
| Luminance | 0.2424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.87
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.35
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.67
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.80
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.09
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F47 #47A1C9
analogous
#C94760 #C96F47 #C9B047
triadic
#C96F47 #47C96F #6F47C9
tetradic
#C96F47 #60C947 #47A1C9 #B047C9
square
#C96F47 #60C947 #47A1C9 #B047C9
split-complementary
#C96F47 #47C9B0 #4760C9
monochromatic
#743B22 #A35330 #C96F47 #D79476 #E5B9A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#C96F47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#C96F47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F47
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F47 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877B43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F46
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5E66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.126 43.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df997b',
500: '#c96f47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f47; $custom-light: #df997b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f47",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.462,
"s": 54.622,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63556,
"c": 0.12631,
"h": 43.9
},
"luminance": 0.24241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F47
secondary
#9AC1D2
accent
#B0DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B