#C97744#C97744
#C97744 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.122 H 51.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97744 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 119, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 66.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.07, 27.60, 41.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.07, 49.56, 56.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.88% 0.077 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.88% 0.122 51) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7301, 26.0317, 8.8213) |
| Luminance | 0.2603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.94
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.37
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.53
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.59
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.86
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97744 #4496C9
analogous
#C94453 #C97744 #C9BA44
triadic
#C97744 #44C977 #7744C9
tetradic
#C97744 #53C944 #4496C9 #BA44C9
square
#C97744 #53C944 #4496C9 #BA44C9
split-complementary
#C97744 #44C9BA #4453C9
monochromatic
#724021 #A15B2F #C97744 #D79A73 #E4BCA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#C97744 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#C97744 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97744
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97744 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97744 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E803F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29344
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB676B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97744; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 119, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.122 51.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f79',
500: '#c97744',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97744; $custom-light: #de9f79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97744",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 119,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.008,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64878,
"c": 0.12227,
"h": 51
},
"luminance": 0.26029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97744
secondary
#98BBD1
accent
#A5DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B