#CC5E2D#CC5E2D
#CC5E2D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.153 H 42.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 94, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 64%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 78%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 77.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.99, 40.71, 47.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.99, 62.44, 49.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% 0.1127 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.153 42.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3812, 21.0360, 4.9953) |
| Luminance | 0.2103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.80
Rusty Orange
#CD5909
ΔE00 4.53
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 4.73
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5E2D #2D9BCC
analogous
#CC2D4B #CC5E2D #CCAE2D
triadic
#CC5E2D #2DCC5E #5E2DCC
tetradic
#CC5E2D #4BCC2D #2D9BCC #AE2DCC
square
#CC5E2D #4BCC2D #2D9BCC #AE2DCC
split-complementary
#CC5E2D #2DCCAE #2D4BCC
monochromatic
#683017 #9A4722 #CC5E2D #DB835B #E6A98D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#CC5E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#CC5E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5E2D
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5E2D | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D6F27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98882A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04654
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 94, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.153 42.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38e69',
500: '#cc5e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5e2d; $custom-light: #e38e69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 94,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.491,
"s": 63.855,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61002,
"c": 0.15298,
"h": 42.6
},
"luminance": 0.21032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5E2D
secondary
#85B9D0
accent
#B4E741
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEF0EB
border
#D6CBC6
text
#170C06
muted
#857D7A