#C97355#C97355
#C97355 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.117 H 39.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97355 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 115, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 58%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.8%, 57.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.40, 30.93, 31.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.40, 43.93, 45.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.44% 0.0898 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.44% 0.117 39.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8601, 25.3381, 11.8054) |
| Luminance | 0.2534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.33
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.60
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.91
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.07
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.70
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97355 #55ABC9
analogous
#C95571 #C97355 #C9AD55
triadic
#C97355 #55C973 #7355C9
tetradic
#C97355 #71C955 #55ABC9 #AD55C9
square
#C97355 #71C955 #55ABC9 #AD55C9
split-complementary
#C97355 #55C9AD #5571C9
monochromatic
#7C3D27 #AB5436 #C97355 #D89983 #E7BFB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#C97355 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.07
#C97355 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97355
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97355 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97355 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.07 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897F52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9154
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA646C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97355; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 115, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.117 39.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9c85',
500: '#c97355',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97355; $custom-light: #de9c85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97355",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 115,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.517,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64441,
"c": 0.11695,
"h": 39.9
},
"luminance": 0.25335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97355
secondary
#A5C8D5
accent
#B6DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C