#CC6E45#CC6E45
#CC6E45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.131 H 43.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 110, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 66.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.51, 33.68, 38.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.51, 51.48, 49.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.77% 0.0953 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.77% 0.131 43.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5546, 24.4224, 8.6813) |
| Luminance | 0.2442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.15
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.57
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.85
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.21
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6E45 #45A3CC
analogous
#CC455F #CC6E45 #CCB145
triadic
#CC6E45 #45CC6E #6E45CC
tetradic
#CC6E45 #5FCC45 #45A3CC #B145CC
square
#CC6E45 #5FCC45 #45A3CC #B145CC
split-complementary
#CC6E45 #45CCB1 #455FCC
monochromatic
#763A20 #A6522E #CC6E45 #D99375 #E6B9A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#CC6E45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#CC6E45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6E45
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6E45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6E45 | 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)
#877B41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9044
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6e45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 110, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.131 43.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1997a',
500: '#cc6e45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6e45; $custom-light: #e1997a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6e45",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 110,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.222,
"s": 56.962,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63769,
"c": 0.13123,
"h": 43.4
},
"luminance": 0.24419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6E45
secondary
#99C2D3
accent
#B2E048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B