#C97756#C97756
#C97756 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.113 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 119, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 57.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.31, 28.87, 31.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.31, 42.93, 47.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.14% 0.0836 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.14% 0.113 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3662, 26.2862, 12.1715) |
| Luminance | 0.2628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.51
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.12
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.47
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.90
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97756 #56A8C9
analogous
#C9566F #C97756 #C9B156
triadic
#C97756 #56C977 #7756C9
tetradic
#C97756 #6FC956 #56A8C9 #B156C9
square
#C97756 #6FC956 #56A8C9 #B156C9
split-complementary
#C97756 #56C9B1 #566FC9
monochromatic
#7D4028 #AB5837 #C97756 #D89C84 #E7C2B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#C97756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#C97756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97756
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97756 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09355
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA686F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 119, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.113 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f86',
500: '#c97756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97756; $custom-light: #de9f86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97756",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 119,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.217,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65141,
"c": 0.11322,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.26283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97756
secondary
#A6C7D5
accent
#B2DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C