#C97850#C97850
#C97850 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.115 H 46.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97850 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 120, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 60.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.45, 27.87, 35.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.45, 44.92, 51.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.22% 0.0797 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.22% 0.115 46.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2542, 26.4328, 10.9912) |
| Luminance | 0.2643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.25
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.35
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.43
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97850 #50A1C9
analogous
#C95064 #C97850 #C9B550
triadic
#C97850 #50C978 #7850C9
tetradic
#C97850 #64C950 #50A1C9 #B550C9
square
#C97850 #64C950 #50A1C9 #B550C9
split-complementary
#C97850 #50C9B5 #5064C9
monochromatic
#794125 #A85A34 #C97850 #D79C7F #E6C0AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#C97850 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#C97850 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97850
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97850 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97850 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E824C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1934F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA696E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97850; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 120, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.115 46.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f82',
500: '#c97850',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97850; $custom-light: #de9f82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97850",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 120,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.835,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65218,
"c": 0.11542,
"h": 46.3
},
"luminance": 0.2643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97850
secondary
#A1C3D4
accent
#ACDC4C
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C