#C97249#C97249
#C97249 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.123 H 45.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 114, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 30.60, 37.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 48.24, 50.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.09% 0.0869 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.09% 0.123 45.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3098, 24.9365, 9.4664) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.55
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.77
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.00
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97249 #49A0C9
analogous
#C94960 #C97249 #C9B249
triadic
#C97249 #49C972 #7249C9
tetradic
#C97249 #60C949 #49A0C9 #B249C9
square
#C97249 #60C949 #49A0C9 #B249C9
split-complementary
#C97249 #49C9B2 #4960C9
monochromatic
#753D23 #A45631 #C97249 #D79778 #E5BBA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#C97249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#C97249 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97249
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97249 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9048
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6168
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.123 45.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9b7d',
500: '#c97249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97249; $custom-light: #de9b7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97249",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 114,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.219,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64087,
"c": 0.12312,
"h": 45.1
},
"luminance": 0.24933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97249
secondary
#9CC1D2
accent
#AEDE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B