#D96C3F#D96C3F
#D96C3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.149 H 42.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D96C3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 108, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.2%, 71%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.88, 39.50, 44.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.88, 59.23, 48.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.18% 0.1109 0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.18% 0.149 42) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8783, 25.8399, 7.8526) |
| Luminance | 0.2584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.34
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.73
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.91
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.67
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D96C3F #3FACD9
analogous
#D93F5F #D96C3F #D9B93F
triadic
#D96C3F #3FD96C #6C3FD9
tetradic
#D96C3F #5FD93F #3FACD9 #B93FD9
square
#D96C3F #5FD93F #3FACD9 #B93FD9
split-complementary
#D96C3F #3FD9B9 #3F5FD9
monochromatic
#84391A #B74F24 #D96C3F #E39372 #EDBAA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#D96C3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#D96C3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D96C3F
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D96C3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D96C3F | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7C3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4943D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED5662
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d96c3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 108, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.149 42.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb9876',
500: '#d96c3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d96c3f; $custom-light: #eb9876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d96c3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 108,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.532,
"s": 66.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65176,
"c": 0.14926,
"h": 42
},
"luminance": 0.25836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D96C3F
secondary
#9AC7DA
accent
#B8EA3E
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B