#C97256#C97256

#C97256 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.117 H 38.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C97256
RGB	rgb(201, 114, 86)
HSL	hsl(15, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(15, 57%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 57.2%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.20, 31.55, 30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.20, 43.79, 43.91°)
OKLab	oklab(64.29% 0.0918 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(64.29% 0.117 38.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.7867, 25.1272, 11.9783)
Luminance	0.2512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C97256 #56ADC9

analogous

#C95674 #C97256 #C9AC56

triadic

#C97256 #56C972 #7256C9

tetradic

#C97256 #74C956 #56ADC9 #AC56C9

square

#C97256 #74C956 #56ADC9 #AC56C9

split-complementary

#C97256 #56C9AC #5674C9

monochromatic

#7D3D28 #AB5337 #C97256 #D89984 #E7BFB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#C97256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#C97256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C97256

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C97256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C97256	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#887E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D9155

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA636B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c97256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.117 38.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de9b86',
    500: '#c97256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c97256;
$custom-light: #de9b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c97256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.609,
    "s": 51.57,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6429,
    "c": 0.1174,
    "h": 38.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C97256

secondary

#A6CAD5

accent

#B8DB4D

background

#FEF9F8

surface

#FCF2EF

border

#D5CCCA

text

#160E0B

muted

#847E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C97256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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