#C97C4F#C97C4F
#C97C4F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.113 H 50.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97C4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 124, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 60.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.34, 25.63, 36.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.34, 44.90, 55.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.91% 0.0727 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.91% 0.113 50.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7087, 27.4004, 10.9618) |
| Luminance | 0.2740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.93
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.47
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.48
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.79
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97C4F #4F9CC9
analogous
#C94F5F #C97C4F #C9B94F
triadic
#C97C4F #4FC97C #7C4FC9
tetradic
#C97C4F #5FC94F #4F9CC9 #B94FC9
square
#C97C4F #5FC94F #4F9CC9 #B94FC9
split-complementary
#C97C4F #4FC9B9 #4F5FC9
monochromatic
#794425 #A75E33 #C97C4F #D79F7E #E6C2AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#C97C4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#C97C4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97C4F
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97C4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97C4F | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91854B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4964F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6D71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97c4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 124, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.113 50.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dea281',
500: '#c97c4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97c4f; $custom-light: #dea281; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97c4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 124,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.131,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65906,
"c": 0.11341,
"h": 50.1
},
"luminance": 0.27397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97C4F
secondary
#A0C1D4
accent
#A7DC4B
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF3EE
border
#D5CDC9
text
#160F0A
muted
#847F7C