#C97F59#C97F59
#C97F59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.106 H 47.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 127, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 55.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.18, 24.77, 32.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.18, 40.85, 52.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.6% 0.0716 0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.6% 0.106 47.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4821, 28.3205, 13.1523) |
| Luminance | 0.2832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.26
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.99
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.92
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.44
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97F59 #59A3C9
analogous
#C9596B #C97F59 #C9B759
triadic
#C97F59 #59C97F #7F59C9
tetradic
#C97F59 #6BC959 #59A3C9 #B759C9
square
#C97F59 #6BC959 #59A3C9 #B759C9
split-complementary
#C97F59 #59C9B7 #596BC9
monochromatic
#7E4629 #AD6038 #C97F59 #D8A387 #E7C6B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#C97F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#C97F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97F59
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97F59 | 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)
#938756
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59759
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA7176
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 127, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.106 47.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda488',
500: '#c97f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97f59; $custom-light: #dda488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 127,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.357,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66595,
"c": 0.10601,
"h": 47.5
},
"luminance": 0.28318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97F59
secondary
#A8C6D6
accent
#ABDA4D
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4F0
border
#D5CECB
text
#160F0B
muted
#847F7C