#C97A4C#C97A4C
#C97A4C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.116 H 49.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97A4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 122, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 62.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.85, 26.50, 37.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.85, 46.22, 55.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.51% 0.0749 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.51% 0.116 49.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3538, 26.8615, 10.3170) |
| Luminance | 0.2686 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.56
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.40
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.36
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.59
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97A4C #4C9BC9
analogous
#C94C5D #C97A4C #C9B94C
triadic
#C97A4C #4CC97A #7A4CC9
tetradic
#C97A4C #5DC94C #4C9BC9 #B94CC9
square
#C97A4C #5DC94C #4C9BC9 #B94CC9
split-complementary
#C97A4C #4CC9B9 #4C5DC9
monochromatic
#774224 #A65D32 #C97A4C #D79D7B #E5C0AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#C97A4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#C97A4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97A4C
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97A4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97A4C | 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)
#908348
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3944C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97a4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 122, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.116 49.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dea17f',
500: '#c97a4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97a4c; $custom-light: #dea17f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97a4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 122,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.08,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6551,
"c": 0.11624,
"h": 49.9
},
"luminance": 0.26858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97A4C
secondary
#9EBFD3
accent
#A7DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160F0A
muted
#847E7C