#C9774D#C9774D
#C9774D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.118 H 47.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9774D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 119, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 61.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.18, 28.19, 36.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.18, 46.14, 52.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65% 0.0802 0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.118 47) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0262, 26.1502, 10.3806) |
| Luminance | 0.2615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.99
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.18
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.35
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.56
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9774D #4D9FC9
analogous
#C94D61 #C9774D #C9B54D
triadic
#C9774D #4DC977 #774DC9
tetradic
#C9774D #61C94D #4D9FC9 #B54DC9
square
#C9774D #61C94D #4D9FC9 #B54DC9
split-complementary
#C9774D #4DC9B5 #4D61C9
monochromatic
#774024 #A65A32 #C9774D #D79B7C #E5BFAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#C9774D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#C9774D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9774D
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9774D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9774D | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8149
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1934C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB676D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9774d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 119, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.118 47.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f80',
500: '#c9774d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9774d; $custom-light: #de9f80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9774d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 119,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.323,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65,
"c": 0.11763,
"h": 47
},
"luminance": 0.26147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9774D
secondary
#9FC1D3
accent
#ABDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C