#CC6E39#CC6E39
#CC6E39 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.136 H 47.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6E39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 110, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 72.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.38, 33.02, 44.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.38, 55.81, 53.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% 0.0913 0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.136 47.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2191, 24.2882, 6.9141) |
| Luminance | 0.2429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 3.82
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.05
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.37
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.69
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6E39 #3997CC
analogous
#CC394D #CC6E39 #CCB839
triadic
#CC6E39 #39CC6E #6E39CC
tetradic
#CC6E39 #4DCC39 #3997CC #B839CC
square
#CC6E39 #4DCC39 #3997CC #B839CC
split-complementary
#CC6E39 #39CCB8 #394DCC
monochromatic
#6E3A1C #9F5329 #CC6E39 #D9926A #E5B59A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#CC6E39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#CC6E39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6E39
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6E39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6E39 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887A33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5B62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6e39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 110, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.136 47.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29972',
500: '#cc6e39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6e39; $custom-light: #e29972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6e39",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 110,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.633,
"s": 59.036,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63624,
"c": 0.13631,
"h": 47.9
},
"luminance": 0.24285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6E39
secondary
#90B9D1
accent
#AAE246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B