#CC5E34#CC5E34
#CC5E34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.151 H 40.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC5E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 94, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 60%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 75%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 74.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.05, 40.99, 43.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.05, 60.11, 47.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.07% 0.1147 0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.07% 0.151 40.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5273, 21.0945, 5.7649) |
| Luminance | 0.2109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.86
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.99
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC5E34 #34A2CC
analogous
#CC3456 #CC5E34 #CCAA34
triadic
#CC5E34 #34CC5E #5E34CC
tetradic
#CC5E34 #56CC34 #34A2CC #AA34CC
square
#CC5E34 #56CC34 #34A2CC #AA34CC
split-complementary
#CC5E34 #34CCAA #3456CC
monochromatic
#6B311B #9C4727 #CC5E34 #D88565 #E5AC96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#CC5E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#CC5E34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC5E34
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC5E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC5E34 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C702F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978831
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E04655
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc5e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 94, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.151 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e38e6e',
500: '#cc5e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc5e34; $custom-light: #e38e6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc5e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 94,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.579,
"s": 59.843,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6107,
"c": 0.15083,
"h": 40.5
},
"luminance": 0.21091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC5E34
secondary
#8CBDD0
accent
#B7E345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A