#C9724A#C9724A
#C9724A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.123 H 44.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9724A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 114, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 30.67, 36.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 47.88, 50.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.1% 0.0872 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.123 44.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3432, 24.9498, 9.6424) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.33
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.03
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.97
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9724A #4AA1C9
analogous
#C94A62 #C9724A #C9B24A
triadic
#C9724A #4AC972 #724AC9
tetradic
#C9724A #62C94A #4AA1C9 #B24AC9
square
#C9724A #62C94A #4AA1C9 #B24AC9
split-complementary
#C9724A #4AC9B2 #4A62C9
monochromatic
#763D23 #A55631 #C9724A #D79779 #E5BBA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#C9724A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#C9724A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9724A
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9724A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9724A | 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)
#897D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9049
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6269
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9724a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.123 44.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9b7d',
500: '#c9724a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9724a; $custom-light: #de9b7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9724a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 114,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.898,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64101,
"c": 0.12266,
"h": 44.7
},
"luminance": 0.24947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9724A
secondary
#9CC1D2
accent
#AFDD4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C