#C9744B#C9744B
#C9744B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.121 H 45.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9744B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 116, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 62.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.48, 29.67, 36.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.48, 47.24, 51.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% 0.0844 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.121 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6052, 25.4195, 9.8973) |
| Luminance | 0.2542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.01
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.35
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.60
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9744B #4BA0C9
analogous
#C94B61 #C9744B #C9B34B
triadic
#C9744B #4BC974 #744BC9
tetradic
#C9744B #61C94B #4BA0C9 #B34BC9
square
#C9744B #61C94B #4BA0C9 #B34BC9
split-complementary
#C9744B #4BC9B3 #4B61C9
monochromatic
#763E23 #A55732 #C9744B #D7987A #E5BDA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#C9744B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#C9744B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9744B
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9744B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9744B | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 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)
#8B7F47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F914A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB646A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9744b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 116, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.121 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9d7e',
500: '#c9744b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9744b; $custom-light: #de9d7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9744b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 116,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.524,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64455,
"c": 0.12072,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.25416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9744B
secondary
#9DC1D3
accent
#AEDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C