#C9774E#C9774E
#C9774E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.117 H 46.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9774E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 119, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 61.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.19, 28.26, 36.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.19, 45.77, 51.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.02% 0.0806 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.02% 0.117 46.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0617, 26.1644, 10.5680) |
| Luminance | 0.2616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.09
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.74
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.51
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9774E #4EA0C9
analogous
#C94E63 #C9774E #C9B54E
triadic
#C9774E #4EC977 #774EC9
tetradic
#C9774E #63C94E #4EA0C9 #B54EC9
square
#C9774E #63C94E #4EA0C9 #B54EC9
split-complementary
#C9774E #4EC9B5 #4E63C9
monochromatic
#784025 #A75A33 #C9774E #D79B7D #E6BFAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#C9774E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#C9774E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9774E
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9774E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9774E | 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)
#8D814A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1934D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB686D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9774e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 119, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.117 46.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f80',
500: '#c9774e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9774e; $custom-light: #de9f80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9774e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 119,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65015,
"c": 0.11713,
"h": 46.5
},
"luminance": 0.26161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9774E
secondary
#9FC2D3
accent
#ACDD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C