#C97D50#C97D50
#C97D50 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.112 H 50.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97D50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 125, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 60.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.59, 25.16, 36.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.59, 44.43, 55.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.1% 0.0715 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.1% 0.112 50.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8713, 27.6670, 11.1969) |
| Luminance | 0.2766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.21
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.05
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.55
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.55
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.85
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97D50 #509CC9
analogous
#C95060 #C97D50 #C9B950
triadic
#C97D50 #50C97D #7D50C9
tetradic
#C97D50 #60C950 #509CC9 #B950C9
square
#C97D50 #60C950 #509CC9 #B950C9
split-complementary
#C97D50 #50C9B9 #5060C9
monochromatic
#794525 #A85F34 #C97D50 #D7A07F #E6C2AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#C97D50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.53
#C97D50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97D50
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97D50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97D50 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92854C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49650
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6E72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97d50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 125, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.112 50.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dea382',
500: '#c97d50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97d50; $custom-light: #dea382; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97d50",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 125,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.314,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66098,
"c": 0.11228,
"h": 50.5
},
"luminance": 0.27664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97D50
secondary
#A1C1D4
accent
#A6DC4C
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4EF
border
#D5CECA
text
#160F0A
muted
#847F7C