#C97D57#C97D57
#C97D57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.108 H 46.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97D57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 125, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 56.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.69, 25.70, 32.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.69, 41.79, 52.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.21% 0.0741 0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.21% 0.108 46.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1435, 27.7759, 12.6307) |
| Luminance | 0.2777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.09
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.29
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.81
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97D57 #57A3C9
analogous
#C9576A #C97D57 #C9B657
triadic
#C97D57 #57C97D #7D57C9
tetradic
#C97D57 #6AC957 #57A3C9 #B657C9
square
#C97D57 #6AC957 #57A3C9 #B657C9
split-complementary
#C97D57 #57C9B6 #576AC9
monochromatic
#7D4528 #AC5E37 #C97D57 #D8A185 #E7C5B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#C97D57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#C97D57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97D57
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97D57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97D57 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918654
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49657
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6F74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97d57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 125, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.108 46.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda387',
500: '#c97d57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97d57; $custom-light: #dda387; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97d57",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 125,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66207,
"c": 0.10839,
"h": 46.9
},
"luminance": 0.27773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97D57
secondary
#A7C6D5
accent
#ACDB4D
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4EF
border
#D5CECA
text
#160F0B
muted
#847F7C