#D96F40#D96F40
#D96F40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.146 H 43.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D96F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 111, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.8%, 70.5%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.50, 38.02, 44.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.50, 58.39, 49.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.65% 0.1065 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.65% 0.146 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2283, 26.4949, 8.1084) |
| Luminance | 0.2649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.62
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.39
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.43
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D96F40 #40AAD9
analogous
#D9405E #D96F40 #D9BB40
triadic
#D96F40 #40D96F #6F40D9
tetradic
#D96F40 #5ED940 #40AAD9 #BB40D9
square
#D96F40 #5ED940 #40AAD9 #BB40D9
split-complementary
#D96F40 #40D9BB #405ED9
monochromatic
#843B1A #B75224 #D96F40 #E39573 #EDBCA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#D96F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#D96F40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #D96F40
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D96F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D96F40 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7E3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6963E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ED5A64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d96f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 111, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.146 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb9a77',
500: '#d96f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d96f40; $custom-light: #eb9a77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d96f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 111,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.431,
"s": 66.812,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65652,
"c": 0.14645,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.26491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D96F40
secondary
#9AC7DA
accent
#B5EA3E
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#170E09
muted
#857E7B