#C97844#C97844
#C97844 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.122 H 51.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97844 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 120, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 66.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.29, 27.06, 41.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.29, 49.48, 56.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.05% 0.0753 0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.05% 0.122 51.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8497, 26.2710, 8.8612) |
| Luminance | 0.2627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.38
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.45
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.52
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.93
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97844 #4495C9
analogous
#C94452 #C97844 #C9BB44
triadic
#C97844 #44C978 #7844C9
tetradic
#C97844 #52C944 #4495C9 #BB44C9
square
#C97844 #52C944 #4495C9 #BB44C9
split-complementary
#C97844 #44C9BB #4452C9
monochromatic
#724021 #A15B2F #C97844 #D79A73 #E4BDA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#C97844 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#C97844 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97844
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97844 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97844 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F813F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29344
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB686C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97844; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 120, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.122 51.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f7a',
500: '#c97844',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97844; $custom-light: #de9f7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97844",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 120,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.459,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65052,
"c": 0.12169,
"h": 51.7
},
"luminance": 0.26268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97844
secondary
#98BBD1
accent
#A4DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B