#C97D5F#C97D5F
#C97D5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.104 H 42.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97D5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 125, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.8%, 52.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.81, 26.38, 28.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.81, 38.98, 47.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.34% 0.0773 0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.34% 0.104 42.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4887, 27.9140, 14.4485) |
| Luminance | 0.2791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.19
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.45
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.75
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.26
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.66
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97D5F #5FABC9
analogous
#C95F76 #C97D5F #C9B25F
triadic
#C97D5F #5FC97D #7D5FC9
tetradic
#C97D5F #76C95F #5FABC9 #B25FC9
square
#C97D5F #76C95F #5FABC9 #B25FC9
split-complementary
#C97D5F #5FC9B2 #5F76C9
monochromatic
#82442C #B05C3B #C97D5F #D8A28D #E8C7BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#C97D5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.58
#C97D5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97D5F
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97D5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97D5F | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.58 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91865D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3965E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D97075
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97d5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 125, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.104 42.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda38d',
500: '#c97d5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97d5f; $custom-light: #dda38d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97d5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 125,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.981,
"s": 49.533,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66344,
"c": 0.10426,
"h": 42.2
},
"luminance": 0.27911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97D5F
secondary
#ADCBD7
accent
#B2D94F
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4F0
border
#D5CECB
text
#160F0C
muted
#847F7D