#C9724D#C9724D
#C9724D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.121 H 43.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9724D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 114, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 61.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.07, 30.88, 35.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.07, 46.81, 48.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.15% 0.0884 0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.15% 0.121 43.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4467, 24.9912, 10.1874) |
| Luminance | 0.2499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 0.88
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.90
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.97
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.42
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.01
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9724D #4DA4C9
analogous
#C94D66 #C9724D #C9B04D
triadic
#C9724D #4DC972 #724DC9
tetradic
#C9724D #66C94D #4DA4C9 #B04DC9
square
#C9724D #66C94D #4DA4C9 #B04DC9
split-complementary
#C9724D #4DC9B0 #4D66C9
monochromatic
#773D24 #A65532 #C9724D #D7977C #E5BCAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#C9724D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#C9724D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9724D
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9724D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9724D | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897D4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E904C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6269
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9724d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.121 43.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9b7f',
500: '#c9724d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9724d; $custom-light: #de9b7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9724d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 114,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.903,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64145,
"c": 0.12128,
"h": 43.2
},
"luminance": 0.24988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9724D
secondary
#9FC3D3
accent
#B1DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C