#C97745#C97745
#C97745 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.122 H 50.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97745 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 119, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 65.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.08, 27.66, 40.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.08, 49.17, 55.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.89% 0.0773 0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.89% 0.122 50.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7609, 26.0441, 8.9834) |
| Luminance | 0.2604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.35
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.51
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.69
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 6.05
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97745 #4597C9
analogous
#C94555 #C97745 #C9B945
triadic
#C97745 #45C977 #7745C9
tetradic
#C97745 #55C945 #4597C9 #B945C9
square
#C97745 #55C945 #4597C9 #B945C9
split-complementary
#C97745 #45C9B9 #4555C9
monochromatic
#724021 #A25A2F #C97745 #D79A74 #E5BCA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#C97745 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#C97745 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97745
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97745 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97745 | 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)
#8E8140
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29345
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB676B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97745; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 119, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.122 50.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f7a',
500: '#c97745',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97745; $custom-light: #de9f7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97745",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 119,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.727,
"s": 55,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64891,
"c": 0.12175,
"h": 50.6
},
"luminance": 0.26041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97745
secondary
#98BCD1
accent
#A6DE49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B