#D96C3E#D96C3E
#D96C3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.150 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D96C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 108, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.2%, 71.4%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.87, 39.45, 44.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.87, 59.57, 48.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.16% 0.1106 0.1008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.16% 0.15 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8506, 25.8289, 7.7067) |
| Luminance | 0.2582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.46
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.84
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.94
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.79
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D96C3E #3EABD9
analogous
#D93E5E #D96C3E #D9B93E
triadic
#D96C3E #3ED96C #6C3ED9
tetradic
#D96C3E #5ED93E #3EABD9 #B93ED9
square
#D96C3E #5ED93E #3EABD9 #B93ED9
split-complementary
#D96C3E #3ED9B9 #3E5ED9
monochromatic
#83391A #B64F24 #D96C3E #E39371 #EDBAA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#D96C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#D96C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D96C3E
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D96C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D96C3E | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7C39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4943C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE5662
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d96c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 108, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.150 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb9875',
500: '#d96c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d96c3e; $custom-light: #eb9875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d96c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 108,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.806,
"s": 67.1,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65165,
"c": 0.14962,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.25825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D96C3E
secondary
#99C7DA
accent
#B7EA3E
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B