#CC6E3B#CC6E3B
#CC6E3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.135 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6E3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 110, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 71.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.40, 33.12, 44.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.40, 55.08, 53.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% 0.0919 0.0995) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.135 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2699, 24.3085, 7.1821) |
| Luminance | 0.2430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.58
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.01
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.24
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.26
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6E3B #3B99CC
analogous
#CC3B51 #CC6E3B #CCB63B
triadic
#CC6E3B #3BCC6E #6E3BCC
tetradic
#CC6E3B #51CC3B #3B99CC #B63BCC
square
#CC6E3B #51CC3B #3B99CC #B63BCC
split-complementary
#CC6E3B #3BCCB6 #3B51CC
monochromatic
#703A1D #A0532A #CC6E3B #D9926C #E5B69C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#CC6E3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#CC6E3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6E3B
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6E3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6E3B | 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)
#887A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5B63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6e3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 110, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.135 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29973',
500: '#cc6e3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6e3b; $custom-light: #e29973; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6e3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 110,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.103,
"s": 58.704,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63646,
"c": 0.13547,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.24305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6E3B
secondary
#92BBD1
accent
#ABE246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B