#C97B4A#C97B4A
#C97B4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.117 H 51.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97B4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 123, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.05, 25.82, 39.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.05, 46.91, 56.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.66% 0.0726 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.66% 0.117 51.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4088, 27.0810, 9.9976) |
| Luminance | 0.2708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.44
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.93
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.11
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 6.18
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.28
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97B4A #4A98C9
analogous
#C94A59 #C97B4A #C9BB4A
triadic
#C97B4A #4AC97B #7B4AC9
tetradic
#C97B4A #59C94A #4A98C9 #BB4AC9
square
#C97B4A #59C94A #4A98C9 #BB4AC9
split-complementary
#C97B4A #4AC9BB #4A59C9
monochromatic
#764323 #A55E31 #C97B4A #D79D79 #E5C0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#C97B4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#C97B4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97B4A
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97B4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97B4A | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4954A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6C70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97b4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 123, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.117 51.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dea17e',
500: '#c97b4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97b4a; $custom-light: #dea17e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97b4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 123,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.15,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65658,
"c": 0.11677,
"h": 51.6
},
"luminance": 0.27078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97B4A
secondary
#9CBED2
accent
#A5DD4A
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF3EE
border
#D5CDC9
text
#160F0A
muted
#847F7C