#C9764E#C9764E
#C9764E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.118 H 45.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9764E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 118, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 61.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.97, 28.80, 35.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.97, 45.90, 51.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.84% 0.0822 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.84% 0.118 45.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9434, 25.9276, 10.5285) |
| Luminance | 0.2592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.38
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9764E #4EA1C9
analogous
#C94E64 #C9764E #C9B34E
triadic
#C9764E #4EC976 #764EC9
tetradic
#C9764E #64C94E #4EA1C9 #B34EC9
square
#C9764E #64C94E #4EA1C9 #B34EC9
split-complementary
#C9764E #4EC9B3 #4E64C9
monochromatic
#784025 #A75933 #C9764E #D79A7D #E6BFAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#C9764E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#C9764E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9764E
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9764E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9764E | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C804A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0924D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB666C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9764e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 118, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.118 45.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9e80',
500: '#c9764e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9764e; $custom-light: #de9e80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9764e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 118,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.512,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64842,
"c": 0.11783,
"h": 45.8
},
"luminance": 0.25924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9764E
secondary
#9FC2D3
accent
#ADDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C