#CC6E3A#CC6E3A
#CC6E3A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.136 H 47.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6E3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 110, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 71.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.39, 33.07, 44.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.39, 55.45, 53.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.64% 0.0916 0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.64% 0.136 47.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2443, 24.2983, 7.0468) |
| Luminance | 0.2429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.82
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.04
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.18
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.46
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.61
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6E3A #3A98CC
analogous
#CC3A4F #CC6E3A #CCB73A
triadic
#CC6E3A #3ACC6E #6E3ACC
tetradic
#CC6E3A #4FCC3A #3A98CC #B73ACC
square
#CC6E3A #4FCC3A #3A98CC #B73ACC
split-complementary
#CC6E3A #3ACCB7 #3A4FCC
monochromatic
#6F3A1D #A05329 #CC6E3A #D9926B #E5B69B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#CC6E3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#CC6E3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6E3A
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6E3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6E3A | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 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)
#887A34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5B63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6e3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 110, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.136 47.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29972',
500: '#cc6e3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6e3a; $custom-light: #e29972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6e3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 110,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.37,
"s": 58.871,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63635,
"c": 0.13589,
"h": 47.6
},
"luminance": 0.24295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6E3A
secondary
#91BAD1
accent
#AAE246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B