#C97E52#C97E52
#C97E52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.111 H 50.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97E52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 126, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 59.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.84, 24.76, 35.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.84, 43.58, 55.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.31% 0.0706 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.31% 0.111 50.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0735, 27.9515, 11.6343) |
| Luminance | 0.2795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.34
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.20
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.41
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.77
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97E52 #529DC9
analogous
#C95261 #C97E52 #C9BA52
triadic
#C97E52 #52C97E #7E52C9
tetradic
#C97E52 #61C952 #529DC9 #BA52C9
square
#C97E52 #61C952 #529DC9 #BA52C9
split-complementary
#C97E52 #52C9BA #5261C9
monochromatic
#7A4526 #A96035 #C97E52 #D8A181 #E6C4AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#C97E52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.59
#C97E52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97E52
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97E52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97E52 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.59 | 6.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93864E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA7073
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97e52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 126, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.111 50.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda483',
500: '#c97e52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97e52; $custom-light: #dda483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97e52",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 126,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.185,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66306,
"c": 0.11057,
"h": 50.3
},
"luminance": 0.27948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97E52
secondary
#A3C2D4
accent
#A7DC4C
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4EF
border
#D5CECA
text
#160F0B
muted
#847F7C