#C97D5A#C97D5A
#C97D5A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.107 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97D5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 125, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 55.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.73, 25.95, 31.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.73, 40.70, 50.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.26% 0.0753 0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.26% 0.107 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2686, 27.8259, 13.2897) |
| Luminance | 0.2782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.15
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.61
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.41
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.15
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.68
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97D5A #5AA6C9
analogous
#C95A6F #C97D5A #C9B55A
triadic
#C97D5A #5AC97D #7D5AC9
tetradic
#C97D5A #6FC95A #5AA6C9 #B55AC9
square
#C97D5A #6FC95A #5AA6C9 #B55AC9
split-complementary
#C97D5A #5AC9B5 #5A6FC9
monochromatic
#7F452A #AD5D39 #C97D5A #D8A188 #E7C6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#C97D5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#C97D5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97D5A
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97D5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97D5A | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918657
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39659
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6F74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97d5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 125, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.107 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda389',
500: '#c97d5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97d5a; $custom-light: #dda389; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97d5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 125,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.919,
"s": 50.685,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66256,
"c": 0.10679,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.27823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97D5A
secondary
#A9C8D6
accent
#AEDA4E
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4F0
border
#D5CECB
text
#160F0B
muted
#847F7C