#C97B4F#C97B4F
#C97B4F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.114 H 49.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97B4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 123, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 60.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.11, 26.17, 36.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.11, 44.98, 54.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.73% 0.0744 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.73% 0.114 49.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5840, 27.1511, 10.9203) |
| Luminance | 0.2715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.46
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.39
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.20
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.34
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97B4F #4F9DC9
analogous
#C94F60 #C97B4F #C9B84F
triadic
#C97B4F #4FC97B #7B4FC9
tetradic
#C97B4F #60C94F #4F9DC9 #B84FC9
square
#C97B4F #60C94F #4F9DC9 #B84FC9
split-complementary
#C97B4F #4FC9B8 #4F60C9
monochromatic
#794325 #A75D33 #C97B4F #D79E7E #E6C1AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#C97B4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#C97B4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97B4F
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97B4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97B4F | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91844B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3954F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6C70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97b4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 123, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.114 49.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dea181',
500: '#c97b4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97b4f; $custom-light: #dea181; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97b4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 123,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.639,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65729,
"c": 0.11401,
"h": 49.3
},
"luminance": 0.27148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97B4F
secondary
#A0C1D4
accent
#A8DC4B
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF3EE
border
#D5CDC9
text
#160F0A
muted
#847F7C