#C97D5D#C97D5D
#C97D5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.105 H 43.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97D5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 125, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 54%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 53.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.78, 26.20, 29.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.78, 39.65, 48.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.31% 0.0765 0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.31% 0.105 43.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3989, 27.8781, 13.9758) |
| Luminance | 0.2787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.25
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.28
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.16
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97D5D #5DA9C9
analogous
#C95D73 #C97D5D #C9B35D
triadic
#C97D5D #5DC97D #7D5DC9
tetradic
#C97D5D #73C95D #5DA9C9 #B35DC9
square
#C97D5D #73C95D #5DA9C9 #B35DC9
split-complementary
#C97D5D #5DC9B3 #5D73C9
monochromatic
#81442B #AF5D3A #C97D5D #D8A28B #E8C7B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#C97D5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.57
#C97D5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97D5D
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97D5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97D5D | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.57 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91865A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3965C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA7075
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97d5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 125, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.105 43.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda38b',
500: '#c97d5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97d5d; $custom-light: #dda38b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97d5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 125,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.778,
"s": 50,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66308,
"c": 0.10524,
"h": 43.4
},
"luminance": 0.27875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97D5D
secondary
#ABCAD7
accent
#B0DA4E
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4F0
border
#D5CECB
text
#160F0C
muted
#847F7D