#CC6D45#CC6D45
#CC6D45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.132 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6D45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 109, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.6%, 66.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.30, 34.20, 38.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.30, 51.64, 48.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.61% 0.0969 0.0897) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.61% 0.132 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4473, 24.2078, 8.6456) |
| Luminance | 0.2420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.05
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.18
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.57
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.16
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6D45 #45A4CC
analogous
#CC4560 #CC6D45 #CCB045
triadic
#CC6D45 #45CC6D #6D45CC
tetradic
#CC6D45 #60CC45 #45A4CC #B045CC
square
#CC6D45 #60CC45 #45A4CC #B045CC
split-complementary
#CC6D45 #45CCB0 #4560CC
monochromatic
#763A20 #A6512E #CC6D45 #D99375 #E6B8A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#CC6D45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#CC6D45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6D45
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6D45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6D45 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877A41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6d45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 109, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.132 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1987a',
500: '#cc6d45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6d45; $custom-light: #e1987a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6d45",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 109,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.778,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63605,
"c": 0.13203,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.24204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6D45
secondary
#99C2D3
accent
#B3E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B