#C97C53#C97C53
#C97C53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.111 H 48.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97C53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 124, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 58.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.40, 25.93, 34.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.40, 43.38, 53.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.97% 0.0742 0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.97% 0.111 48.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8587, 27.4604, 11.7518) |
| Luminance | 0.2746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.29
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.35
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.61
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.26
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.76
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97C53 #53A0C9
analogous
#C95365 #C97C53 #C9B753
triadic
#C97C53 #53C97C #7C53C9
tetradic
#C97C53 #65C953 #53A0C9 #B753C9
square
#C97C53 #65C953 #53A0C9 #B753C9
split-complementary
#C97C53 #53C9B7 #5365C9
monochromatic
#7B4427 #AA5E35 #C97C53 #D89F82 #E6C3B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#C97C53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#C97C53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97C53
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97C53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97C53 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91854F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39653
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6E72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97c53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 124, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.111 48.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda284',
500: '#c97c53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97c53; $custom-light: #dda284; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97c53",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 124,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.847,
"s": 52.212,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65966,
"c": 0.1112,
"h": 48.1
},
"luminance": 0.27457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97C53
secondary
#A3C3D4
accent
#AADC4C
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF3EF
border
#D5CDCA
text
#160F0B
muted
#847F7C