#CC6C49#CC6C49
#CC6C49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.131 H 40.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 108, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 64.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.13, 34.98, 36.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.13, 50.43, 46.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.5% 0.1 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.131 40.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4696, 24.0471, 9.2863) |
| Luminance | 0.2404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.24
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.35
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.79
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.36
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6C49 #49A9CC
analogous
#CC4968 #CC6C49 #CCAE49
triadic
#CC6C49 #49CC6C #6C49CC
tetradic
#CC6C49 #68CC49 #49A9CC #AE49CC
square
#CC6C49 #68CC49 #49A9CC #AE49CC
split-complementary
#CC6C49 #49CCAE #4968CC
monochromatic
#793922 #A9502F #CC6C49 #D99379 #E7B9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#CC6C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#CC6C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6C49
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6C49 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857A46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5A64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 108, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.131 40.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1977c',
500: '#cc6c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6c49; $custom-light: #e1977c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 108,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.031,
"s": 56.223,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63499,
"c": 0.13125,
"h": 40.4
},
"luminance": 0.24044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6C49
secondary
#9DC5D4
accent
#B7E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B