#C97449#C97449
#C97449 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.122 H 46.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 116, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.46, 29.53, 37.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.46, 47.98, 52.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.43% 0.0836 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.43% 0.122 46.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5378, 25.3926, 9.5424) |
| Luminance | 0.2539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.45
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.65
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.61
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97449 #499EC9
analogous
#C9495E #C97449 #C9B449
triadic
#C97449 #49C974 #7449C9
tetradic
#C97449 #5EC949 #499EC9 #B449C9
square
#C97449 #5EC949 #499EC9 #B449C9
split-complementary
#C97449 #49C9B4 #495EC9
monochromatic
#753E23 #A45731 #C97449 #D79878 #E5BCA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#C97449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#C97449 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97449
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97449 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7F45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09148
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB646A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 116, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.122 46.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9d7d',
500: '#c97449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97449; $custom-light: #de9d7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97449",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 116,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.156,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64427,
"c": 0.12168,
"h": 46.6
},
"luminance": 0.25389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97449
secondary
#9CC0D2
accent
#ACDE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C