#CC5C36#CC5C36
#CC5C36 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.152 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5C36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 92, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 73.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.69, 42.07, 42.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.69, 59.83, 45.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.8% 0.1184 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.8% 0.152 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3978, 20.7618, 5.9487) |
| Luminance | 0.2076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.36
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.61
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.14
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.14
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.38
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5C36 #36A6CC
analogous
#CC365B #CC5C36 #CCA736
triadic
#CC5C36 #36CC5C #5C36CC
tetradic
#CC5C36 #5BCC36 #36A6CC #A736CC
square
#CC5C36 #5BCC36 #36A6CC #A736CC
split-complementary
#CC5C36 #36CCA7 #365BCC
monochromatic
#6C301B #9D4628 #CC5C36 #D88467 #E5AB98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#CC5C36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#CC5C36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5C36
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5C36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5C36 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6E32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968733
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04454
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5c36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 92, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.152 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38d6f',
500: '#cc5c36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5c36; $custom-light: #e38d6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5c36",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 92,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.2,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60799,
"c": 0.15199,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.20758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5C36
secondary
#8EBFD0
accent
#BBE345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A