#C9723F#C9723F
#C9723F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.128 H 49.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9723F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 114, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 68.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.89, 29.99, 42.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.89, 51.94, 54.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.96% 0.0834 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.96% 0.128 49.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0045, 24.8143, 7.8585) |
| Luminance | 0.2481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.08
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.59
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.64
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.18
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.24
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9723F #3F96C9
analogous
#C93F51 #C9723F #C9B73F
triadic
#C9723F #3FC972 #723FC9
tetradic
#C9723F #51C93F #3F96C9 #B73FC9
square
#C9723F #51C93F #3F96C9 #B73FC9
split-complementary
#C9723F #3FC9B7 #3F51C9
monochromatic
#6F3C1F #9E572D #C9723F #D6956F #E4B89F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#C9723F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#C9723F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9723F
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9723F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9723F | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7D3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F903E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6066
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9723f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.128 49.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9b76',
500: '#c9723f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9723f; $custom-light: #df9b76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9723f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 114,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.174,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63957,
"c": 0.12784,
"h": 49.3
},
"luminance": 0.24811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9723F
secondary
#94BAD0
accent
#A8DF48
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B