#C9744D#C9744D
#C9744D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.120 H 44.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9744D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 116, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 61.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.51, 29.81, 35.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.51, 46.52, 50.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.49% 0.0851 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.49% 0.12 44.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6748, 25.4473, 10.2635) |
| Luminance | 0.2544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.66
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.33
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.14
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9744D #4DA2C9
analogous
#C94D64 #C9744D #C9B24D
triadic
#C9744D #4DC974 #744DC9
tetradic
#C9744D #64C94D #4DA2C9 #B24DC9
square
#C9744D #64C94D #4DA2C9 #B24DC9
split-complementary
#C9744D #4DC9B2 #4D64C9
monochromatic
#773E24 #A65732 #C9744D #D7997C #E5BDAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#C9744D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#C9744D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9744D
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9744D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9744D | 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)
#8B7F49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F914C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB646B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9744d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 116, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.120 44.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9d80',
500: '#c9744d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9744d; $custom-light: #de9d80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9744d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 116,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.871,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64485,
"c": 0.11976,
"h": 44.7
},
"luminance": 0.25444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9744D
secondary
#9FC3D3
accent
#AFDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C