#C97549#C97549
#C97549 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.121 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97549 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 117, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.68, 29.00, 38.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.68, 47.86, 52.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.6% 0.082 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.6% 0.121 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6537, 25.6244, 9.5810) |
| Luminance | 0.2562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.90
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.98
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.61
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.05
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.11
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97549 #499DC9
analogous
#C9495D #C97549 #C9B549
triadic
#C97549 #49C975 #7549C9
tetradic
#C97549 #5DC949 #499DC9 #B549C9
square
#C97549 #5DC949 #499DC9 #B549C9
split-complementary
#C97549 #49C9B5 #495DC9
monochromatic
#753F23 #A45831 #C97549 #D79978 #E5BDA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#C97549 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#C97549 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97549
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97549 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97549 | 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)
#8C7F45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09248
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB656B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97549; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 117, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.121 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9d7d',
500: '#c97549',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97549; $custom-light: #de9d7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97549",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 117,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.625,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64598,
"c": 0.12099,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.25621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97549
secondary
#9CBFD2
accent
#ABDE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C