#C16100
Closest named color: Orange Brown (#BE6400). oklch(59.6% 0.15 53.9), rgb(193, 97, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.97:1).
About this color
#C16100 is a medium-dark, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.150 and its hue 54°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Orange Brown (#BE6400), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.97:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Orange Brown (#BE6400) |
| Black text | 4.97:1 |
| White text | 4.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C16100 |
| RGB | rgb(193, 97, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 100%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.15 53.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #C16100 | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #C16100 | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #C16100 text on white | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #C16100 text on black | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc -33.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FBF4EF
oklch(97.1% 0.01 58.2)
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Step 100
100
#F6E6DD
oklch(93.5% 0.021 51.5)
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Step 200
200
#F0D3C1
oklch(88.6% 0.041 53.9)
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Step 300
300
#E7B494
oklch(80.8% 0.074 53.5)
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Step 400
400
#D98B57
oklch(70.7% 0.117 53.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#C16100
oklch(59.6% 0.15 53.9)
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Step 600
600
#B05800
oklch(55.7% 0.14 54)
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Step 700
700
#944900
oklch(49% 0.123 54)
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Step 800
800
#7A3B00
oklch(42.6% 0.107 54)
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Step 900
900
#673100
oklch(37.8% 0.095 54.2)
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Step 950
950
#3D1D04
oklch(27.1% 0.062 54.7)
#C16100 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #7E6E00 | 0.122 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958400 | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D44B52 | 0.094 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.150 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C16100
#C16100
oklch(59.6% 0.15 53.9)
- #008ABD
#008ABD
oklch(59.6% 0.124 233.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C16100, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Orange Brown #BE6400 ΔE 0.008
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.022
- Copper #B66325 ΔE 0.023
- Rust #CA6702 ΔE 0.023
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.025
- Rust Orange #C45508 ΔE 0.027
- Rusty Orange #CD5909 ΔE 0.027
- Umber #B26400 ΔE 0.028
Use #C16100 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.