#C96F4E#C96F4E
#C96F4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.123 H 40.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 61.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.43, 32.54, 33.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.43, 46.96, 46.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.66% 0.0936 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.66% 0.123 40.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1494, 24.3398, 10.2639) |
| Luminance | 0.2434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.20
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.20
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.69
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.04
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.67
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F4E #4EA8C9
analogous
#C94E6A #C96F4E #C9AD4E
triadic
#C96F4E #4EC96F #6F4EC9
tetradic
#C96F4E #6AC94E #4EA8C9 #AD4EC9
square
#C96F4E #6AC94E #4EA8C9 #AD4EC9
split-complementary
#C96F4E #4EC9AD #4E6AC9
monochromatic
#783B25 #A75233 #C96F4E #D7957D #E6BBAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#C96F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#C96F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F4E
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F4E | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877B4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5F67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.123 40.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9980',
500: '#c96f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f4e; $custom-light: #de9980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.098,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63659,
"c": 0.12329,
"h": 40.6
},
"luminance": 0.24336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F4E
secondary
#9FC5D3
accent
#B6DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C