Terracotta#C96F4A
#C96F4A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.125 H 42.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.37, 32.27, 35.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.37, 48.33, 48.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.6% 0.0921 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.125 42.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0104, 24.2841, 9.5314) |
| Luminance | 0.2428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.00
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.04
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.55
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.18
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F4A #4AA4C9
analogous
#C94A65 #C96F4A #C9AF4A
triadic
#C96F4A #4AC96F #6F4AC9
tetradic
#C96F4A #65C94A #4AA4C9 #AF4AC9
square
#C96F4A #65C94A #4AA4C9 #AF4AC9
split-complementary
#C96F4A #4AC9AF #4A65C9
monochromatic
#763B23 #A55331 #C96F4A #D79579 #E5BAA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#C96F4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#C96F4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F4A
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F4A | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877B46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5E66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Related colors
#B36443#9E583C#894D35#75432E#613828#4E2E21#3B241B#2A1B14#1A100C#000000#D17D5B#D88B6C#DE997D#E5A88F#EAB6A1#F0C4B3#F4D3C6#F8E1D9#FCF0EC#FFFFFF#C47250#BE7556#B8775D#B37A63Adobe
#BD6C48
Clay
#B66A50
Copper
#B87333
Coral
#FF7F50
Bronze
#CD7F32
Pumpkin
#FF7518
Sienna
#A0522D
Salmon
#FA8072
Palettes with this color
#8B6F4E
#A78A5B
#6B4F3A
#C9A87C
#4E3B2A
Earth Tone Palette
#8B2500
#C75B12
#E39B2D
#7A4B1B
#4E2E0F
Autumn Color Palette
#FAF9F6
#FDFDFB
#7B7B79
#F7F7F9
#D8D8D5
Off White Color Palette
#FFFDD0
#FFFFEA
#7E7D60
#DBDCF4
#DDDBB4
Cream Color Palette
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.125 42.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de997d',
500: '#c96f4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f4a; $custom-light: #de997d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.48,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63598,
"c": 0.125,
"h": 42.5
},
"luminance": 0.24281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F4A
secondary
#9CC3D2
accent
#B3DD4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C