#C97046#C97046
#C97046 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.126 H 45.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97046 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 112, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 65.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.54, 31.48, 38.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.54, 49.60, 50.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.71% 0.0891 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.71% 0.126 45) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9896, 24.4514, 8.8807) |
| Luminance | 0.2445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.92
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.93
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.36
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.46
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97046 #469FC9
analogous
#C9465D #C97046 #C9B246
triadic
#C97046 #46C970 #7046C9
tetradic
#C97046 #5DC946 #469FC9 #B246C9
square
#C97046 #5DC946 #469FC9 #B246C9
split-complementary
#C97046 #46C9B2 #465DC9
monochromatic
#733C22 #A2542F #C97046 #D79575 #E5B9A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#C97046 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#C97046 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97046
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97046 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97046 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887C42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5F66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97046; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 112, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.126 45.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9a7b',
500: '#c97046',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97046; $custom-light: #df9a7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97046",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 112,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.237,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63709,
"c": 0.12599,
"h": 45
},
"luminance": 0.24448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97046
secondary
#99C0D2
accent
#AFDE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B