#C97548#C97548
#C97548 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.121 H 47.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97548 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 117, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 64.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.67, 28.93, 38.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.67, 48.23, 53.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.59% 0.0816 0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.59% 0.121 47.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6208, 25.6112, 9.4078) |
| Luminance | 0.2561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.12
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.12
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.21
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.21
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97548 #489CC9
analogous
#C9485B #C97548 #C9B548
triadic
#C97548 #48C975 #7548C9
tetradic
#C97548 #5BC948 #489CC9 #B548C9
square
#C97548 #5BC948 #489CC9 #B548C9
split-complementary
#C97548 #48C9B5 #485BC9
monochromatic
#743F22 #A45830 #C97548 #D79977 #E5BCA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#C97548 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#C97548 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97548
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97548 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97548 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7F44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09247
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB656A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97548; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 117, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.121 47.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9d7c',
500: '#c97548',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97548; $custom-light: #de9d7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97548",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 117,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.93,
"s": 54.43,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64585,
"c": 0.12149,
"h": 47.8
},
"luminance": 0.25608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97548
secondary
#9BBFD2
accent
#AADE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B