#C97A4B#C97A4B
#C97A4B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.117 H 50.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97A4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 122, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 62.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.83, 26.43, 38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.83, 46.60, 55.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.5% 0.0746 0.0899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.5% 0.117 50.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3193, 26.8477, 10.1353) |
| Luminance | 0.2685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.76
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.55
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.52
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 6.53
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97A4B #4B9AC9
analogous
#C94B5B #C97A4B #C9B94B
triadic
#C97A4B #4BC97A #7A4BC9
tetradic
#C97A4B #5BC94B #4B9AC9 #B94BC9
square
#C97A4B #5BC94B #4B9AC9 #B94BC9
split-complementary
#C97A4B #4BC9B9 #4B5BC9
monochromatic
#764223 #A55D32 #C97A4B #D79D7A #E5C0A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#C97A4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#C97A4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97A4B
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97A4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97A4B | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908347
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3944B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97a4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 122, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.117 50.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dea17e',
500: '#c97a4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97a4b; $custom-light: #dea17e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97a4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 122,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.381,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65496,
"c": 0.11678,
"h": 50.3
},
"luminance": 0.26845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97A4B
secondary
#9DBFD3
accent
#A7DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160F0A
muted
#847E7C