#C9815E#C9815E
#C9815E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.102 H 46.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9815E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 129, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 53.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.72, 24.11, 30.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.72, 38.81, 51.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.04% 0.0703 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.04% 0.102 46.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9601, 28.9291, 14.3828) |
| Luminance | 0.2893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.01
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.39
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.92
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9815E #5EA6C9
analogous
#C95E71 #C9815E #C9B65E
triadic
#C9815E #5EC981 #815EC9
tetradic
#C9815E #71C95E #5EA6C9 #B65EC9
square
#C9815E #71C95E #5EA6C9 #B65EC9
split-complementary
#C9815E #5EC9B6 #5E71C9
monochromatic
#81472B #AF613B #C9815E #D8A58C #E8C9BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#C9815E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#C9815E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9815E
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9815E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9815E | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94895B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5995E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D97478
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9815e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 129, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.102 46.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda68c',
500: '#c9815e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9815e; $custom-light: #dda68c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9815e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 129,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.626,
"s": 49.767,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67039,
"c": 0.10195,
"h": 46.4
},
"luminance": 0.28926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9815E
secondary
#ACC9D7
accent
#ACD94F
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4F0
border
#D5CECB
text
#150F0C
muted
#847F7D