#CC6E3C#CC6E3C
#CC6E3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.135 H 46.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 110, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 70.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.41, 33.17, 43.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.41, 54.72, 52.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.66% 0.0923 0.0986) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.66% 0.135 46.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2961, 24.3190, 7.3200) |
| Luminance | 0.2432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.34
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.83
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.01
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.27
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.28
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6E3C #3C9ACC
analogous
#CC3C52 #CC6E3C #CCB63C
triadic
#CC6E3C #3CCC6E #6E3CCC
tetradic
#CC6E3C #52CC3C #3C9ACC #B63CCC
square
#CC6E3C #52CC3C #3C9ACC #B63CCC
split-complementary
#CC6E3C #3CCCB6 #3C52CC
monochromatic
#703A1D #A1532A #CC6E3C #D9926D #E5B69D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#CC6E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#CC6E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6E3C
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6E3C | 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)
#887A37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5B63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 110, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.135 46.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29974',
500: '#cc6e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6e3c; $custom-light: #e29974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 110,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.833,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63657,
"c": 0.13505,
"h": 46.9
},
"luminance": 0.24315
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6E3C
secondary
#92BCD1
accent
#ACE246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B