#C9774A#C9774A
#C9774A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.119 H 48.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9774A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 119, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.14, 27.99, 38.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.14, 47.27, 53.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.96% 0.0791 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.96% 0.119 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9227, 26.1088, 9.8356) |
| Luminance | 0.2611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.59
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.77
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.81
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9774A #4A9CC9
analogous
#C94A5D #C9774A #C9B74A
triadic
#C9774A #4AC977 #774AC9
tetradic
#C9774A #5DC94A #4A9CC9 #B74AC9
square
#C9774A #5DC94A #4A9CC9 #B74AC9
split-complementary
#C9774A #4AC9B7 #4A5DC9
monochromatic
#764023 #A55A31 #C9774A #D79A79 #E5BEA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#C9774A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#C9774A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9774A
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9774A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9774A | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E8146
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB676C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9774a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 119, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.119 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f7e',
500: '#c9774a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9774a; $custom-light: #de9f7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9774a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 119,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.26,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64957,
"c": 0.11917,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.26106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9774A
secondary
#9CBFD2
accent
#A9DD4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C