#C97139#C97139
#C97139 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.131 H 50.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97139 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 113, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.8%, 71.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.61, 30.21, 45.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.61, 54.30, 56.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% 0.0831 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.131 50.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7337, 24.5265, 6.9857) |
| Luminance | 0.2452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 3.67
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.17
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.42
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.48
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.53
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97139 #3991C9
analogous
#C93949 #C97139 #C9B939
triadic
#C97139 #39C971 #7139C9
tetradic
#C97139 #49C939 #3991C9 #B939C9
square
#C97139 #49C939 #3991C9 #B939C9
split-complementary
#C97139 #39C9B9 #3949C9
monochromatic
#6B3B1D #9B562A #C97139 #D69369 #E3B699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#C97139 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.90
#C97139 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97139
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97139 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97139 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7C33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC5F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97139; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 113, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.131 50.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9b72',
500: '#c97139',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97139; $custom-light: #df9b72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97139",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 113,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.333,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63719,
"c": 0.13126,
"h": 50.7
},
"luminance": 0.24523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97139
secondary
#8FB6CF
accent
#A5E047
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B