#C97C4B#C97C4B
#C97C4B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.116 H 52.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97C4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 124, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 62.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.29, 25.35, 38.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.29, 46.45, 56.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.85% 0.0713 0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.85% 0.116 52) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5674, 27.3439, 10.2180) |
| Luminance | 0.2734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.70
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.00
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.06
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.19
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 6.20
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97C4B #4B98C9
analogous
#C94B59 #C97C4B #C9BB4B
triadic
#C97C4B #4BC97C #7C4BC9
tetradic
#C97C4B #59C94B #4B98C9 #BB4BC9
square
#C97C4B #59C94B #4B98C9 #BB4BC9
split-complementary
#C97C4B #4BC9BB #4B59C9
monochromatic
#764423 #A55F32 #C97C4B #D79E7A #E5C1A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#C97C4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#C97C4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97C4B
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97C4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97C4B | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928446
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4954B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB6D70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97c4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 124, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.116 52.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dea27e',
500: '#c97c4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97c4b; $custom-light: #dea27e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97c4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 124,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.333,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65849,
"c": 0.11566,
"h": 52
},
"luminance": 0.27341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97C4B
secondary
#9DBED3
accent
#A4DD4B
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF3EE
border
#D5CDC9
text
#160F0A
muted
#847F7C