#C9724C#C9724C
#C9724C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.122 H 43.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9724C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 114, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 62.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.05, 30.81, 35.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.05, 47.16, 49.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.13% 0.088 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.13% 0.122 43.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4117, 24.9772, 10.0029) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.96
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.97
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.48
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.97
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9724C #4CA3C9
analogous
#C94C65 #C9724C #C9B14C
triadic
#C9724C #4CC972 #724CC9
tetradic
#C9724C #65C94C #4CA3C9 #B14CC9
square
#C9724C #65C94C #4CA3C9 #B14CC9
split-complementary
#C9724C #4CC9B1 #4C65C9
monochromatic
#773D24 #A65532 #C9724C #D7977B #E5BCAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#C9724C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#C9724C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9724C
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9724C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9724C | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 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)
#897D48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E904B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6269
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9724c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.122 43.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9b7f',
500: '#c9724c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9724c; $custom-light: #de9b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9724c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 114,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.24,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6413,
"c": 0.12174,
"h": 43.7
},
"luminance": 0.24974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9724C
secondary
#9EC3D3
accent
#B1DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C