#C9744C#C9744C
#C9744C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.120 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9744C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 116, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 62.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.50, 29.74, 36.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.50, 46.88, 50.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.47% 0.0847 0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.47% 0.12 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6397, 25.4333, 10.0789) |
| Luminance | 0.2543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.74
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9744C #4CA1C9
analogous
#C94C63 #C9744C #C9B34C
triadic
#C9744C #4CC974 #744CC9
tetradic
#C9744C #63C94C #4CA1C9 #B34CC9
square
#C9744C #63C94C #4CA1C9 #B34CC9
split-complementary
#C9744C #4CC9B3 #4C63C9
monochromatic
#773E24 #A65732 #C9744C #D7997B #E5BDAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#C9744C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#C9744C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9744C
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9744C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9744C | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7F48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F914B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB646A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9744c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 116, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.120 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9d7f',
500: '#c9744c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9744c; $custom-light: #de9d7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9744c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 116,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.2,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6447,
"c": 0.12024,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.2543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9744C
secondary
#9EC2D3
accent
#AEDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C