#C97649#C97649
#C97649 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.120 H 48.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97649 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 118, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.90, 28.46, 38.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.90, 47.75, 53.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.77% 0.0804 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.77% 0.12 48.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7709, 25.8586, 9.6201) |
| Luminance | 0.2586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.35
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.32
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.05
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.49
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.51
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97649 #499CC9
analogous
#C9495C #C97649 #C9B649
triadic
#C97649 #49C976 #7649C9
tetradic
#C97649 #5CC949 #499CC9 #B649C9
square
#C97649 #5CC949 #499CC9 #B649C9
split-complementary
#C97649 #49C9B6 #495CC9
monochromatic
#754023 #A45931 #C97649 #D79A78 #E5BDA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#C97649 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#C97649 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97649
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97649 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97649 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8045
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19248
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB666B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97649; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 118, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.120 48.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9e7d',
500: '#c97649',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97649; $custom-light: #de9e7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97649",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 118,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.094,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64771,
"c": 0.12033,
"h": 48.1
},
"luminance": 0.25855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97649
secondary
#9CBFD2
accent
#AADE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C