#C97F57#C97F57
#C97F57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.107 H 48.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97F57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 127, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 56.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.15, 24.61, 33.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.15, 41.59, 53.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.56% 0.0708 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.56% 0.107 48.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3993, 28.2874, 12.7160) |
| Luminance | 0.2828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.09
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.66
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.09
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 7.49
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97F57 #57A1C9
analogous
#C95768 #C97F57 #C9B857
triadic
#C97F57 #57C97F #7F57C9
tetradic
#C97F57 #68C957 #57A1C9 #B857C9
square
#C97F57 #68C957 #57A1C9 #B857C9
split-complementary
#C97F57 #57C9B8 #5768C9
monochromatic
#7D4628 #AC6037 #C97F57 #D8A285 #E7C6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#C97F57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#C97F57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97F57
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97F57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97F57 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#938754
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59757
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA7175
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97f57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 127, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.107 48.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda487',
500: '#c97f57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97f57; $custom-light: #dda487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97f57",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 127,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.053,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66563,
"c": 0.10713,
"h": 48.6
},
"luminance": 0.28284
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97F57
secondary
#A7C5D5
accent
#A9DB4D
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4EF
border
#D5CECA
text
#160F0B
muted
#847F7C