#CC6239#CC6239
#CC6239 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.146 H 40.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 98, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52%, 72.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.89, 39.22, 42.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.89, 57.68, 47.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.72% 0.1102 0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.72% 0.146 40.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0109, 21.8719, 6.5114) |
| Luminance | 0.2187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 0.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.85
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.67
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.24
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6239 #39A3CC
analogous
#CC3959 #CC6239 #CCAB39
triadic
#CC6239 #39CC62 #6239CC
tetradic
#CC6239 #59CC39 #39A3CC #AB39CC
square
#CC6239 #59CC39 #39A3CC #AB39CC
split-complementary
#CC6239 #39CCAB #3959CC
monochromatic
#6E331C #9F4A29 #CC6239 #D9896A #E5AF9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#CC6239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#CC6239 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6239
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6239 | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF4C59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 98, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.146 40.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29171',
500: '#cc6239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6239; $custom-light: #e29171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6239",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 98,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.735,
"s": 59.036,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61725,
"c": 0.14574,
"h": 40.9
},
"luminance": 0.21868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6239
secondary
#90BFD1
accent
#B7E246
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FDF1EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170D08
muted
#857E7B