#C97543#C97543
#C97543 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.124 H 49.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97543 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 117, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 66.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.61, 28.62, 41.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.61, 50.12, 55.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.52% 0.0799 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.52% 0.124 49.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4643, 25.5486, 8.5835) |
| Luminance | 0.2555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.31
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.95
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.17
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.71
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.73
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97543 #4397C9
analogous
#C94354 #C97543 #C9B843
triadic
#C97543 #43C975 #7543C9
tetradic
#C97543 #54C943 #4397C9 #B843C9
square
#C97543 #54C943 #4397C9 #B843C9
split-complementary
#C97543 #43C9B8 #4354C9
monochromatic
#713F20 #A1592E #C97543 #D79873 #E4BBA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#C97543 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#C97543 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97543
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97543 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97543 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7F3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19242
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB646A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97543; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 117, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.124 49.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9d79',
500: '#c97543',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97543; $custom-light: #df9d79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97543",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 117,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.388,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64519,
"c": 0.12399,
"h": 49.9
},
"luminance": 0.25545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97543
secondary
#97BBD1
accent
#A7DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B