#CC6D40#CC6D40
#CC6D40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.134 H 44.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 109, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.6%, 68.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, 33.91, 41.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 53.41, 50.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% 0.0952 0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.134 44.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2986, 24.1484, 7.8623) |
| Luminance | 0.2414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.13
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.69
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.85
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.03
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.52
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6D40 #409FCC
analogous
#CC4059 #CC6D40 #CCB340
triadic
#CC6D40 #40CC6D #6D40CC
tetradic
#CC6D40 #59CC40 #409FCC #B340CC
square
#CC6D40 #59CC40 #409FCC #B340CC
split-complementary
#CC6D40 #40CCB3 #4059CC
monochromatic
#733A1F #A3522C #CC6D40 #D99270 #E6B7A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#CC6D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#CC6D40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6D40
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6D40 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5A63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 109, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.134 44.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19876',
500: '#cc6d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6d40; $custom-light: #e19876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 109,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.286,
"s": 57.851,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63541,
"c": 0.13411,
"h": 44.8
},
"luminance": 0.24145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6D40
secondary
#95BFD2
accent
#AFE147
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E08
muted
#847E7B