#CC6E4C#CC6E4C
#CC6E4C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.128 H 40.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 110, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 62.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.60, 34.13, 35.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.60, 49.07, 45.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.87% 0.0979 0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.87% 0.128 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7849, 24.5145, 9.8940) |
| Luminance | 0.2451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.28
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.85
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.39
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.40
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.47
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6E4C #4CAACC
analogous
#CC4C6A #CC6E4C #CCAE4C
triadic
#CC6E4C #4CCC6E #6E4CCC
tetradic
#CC6E4C #6ACC4C #4CAACC #AE4CCC
square
#CC6E4C #6ACC4C #4CAACC #AE4CCC
split-complementary
#CC6E4C #4CCCAE #4C6ACC
monochromatic
#7B3A23 #AA5131 #CC6E4C #DA957C #E7BBAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#CC6E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.90
#CC6E4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6E4C
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6E4C | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877B49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D904B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE5D66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 110, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.128 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1997f',
500: '#cc6e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6e4c; $custom-light: #e1997f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 110,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.938,
"s": 55.652,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63868,
"c": 0.12835,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.24511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6E4C
secondary
#9FC7D5
accent
#B7DF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C