#C97852#C97852
#C97852 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.114 H 45.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97852 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 120, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 59.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.47, 28.02, 34.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.47, 44.19, 50.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.25% 0.0804 0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.25% 0.114 45.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3292, 26.4628, 11.3862) |
| Luminance | 0.2646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.74
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.16
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.01
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.27
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97852 #52A3C9
analogous
#C95267 #C97852 #C9B452
triadic
#C97852 #52C978 #7852C9
tetradic
#C97852 #67C952 #52A3C9 #B452C9
square
#C97852 #67C952 #52A3C9 #B452C9
split-complementary
#C97852 #52C9B4 #5267C9
monochromatic
#7A4126 #A95A35 #C97852 #D89C81 #E6C1AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#C97852 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#C97852 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97852
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97852 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97852 | 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)
#8E824F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19351
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA696F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97852; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 120, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.114 45.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9f83',
500: '#c97852',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97852; $custom-light: #de9f83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97852",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 120,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.16,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65249,
"c": 0.11441,
"h": 45.3
},
"luminance": 0.2646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97852
secondary
#A3C4D4
accent
#AEDC4C
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C