#CC6E42#CC6E42
#CC6E42 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.133 H 44.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6E42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 110, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 67.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.47, 33.50, 40.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.47, 52.55, 50.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.73% 0.0943 0.0931) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.73% 0.133 44.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4638, 24.3861, 8.2032) |
| Luminance | 0.2438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.67
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.01
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.06
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.44
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6E42 #42A0CC
analogous
#CC425B #CC6E42 #CCB342
triadic
#CC6E42 #42CC6E #6E42CC
tetradic
#CC6E42 #5BCC42 #42A0CC #B342CC
square
#CC6E42 #5BCC42 #42A0CC #B342CC
split-complementary
#CC6E42 #42CCB3 #425BCC
monochromatic
#743A1F #A4532C #CC6E42 #D99372 #E6B8A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#CC6E42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#CC6E42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6E42
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6E42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6E42 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887B3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6e42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 110, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.133 44.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19978',
500: '#cc6e42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6e42; $custom-light: #e19978; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6e42",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 110,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.13,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63729,
"c": 0.1325,
"h": 44.6
},
"luminance": 0.24383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6E42
secondary
#97C0D3
accent
#B0E147
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B