#CC6F40#CC6F40
#CC6F40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.133 H 46.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC6F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 111, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.6%, 68.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.66, 32.86, 41.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.66, 53.13, 51.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.87% 0.092 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.87% 0.133 46.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5144, 24.5799, 7.9343) |
| Luminance | 0.2458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.52
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.63
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.87
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.88
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC6F40 #409DCC
analogous
#CC4057 #CC6F40 #CCB540
triadic
#CC6F40 #40CC6F #6F40CC
tetradic
#CC6F40 #57CC40 #409DCC #B540CC
square
#CC6F40 #57CC40 #409DCC #B540CC
split-complementary
#CC6F40 #40CCB5 #4057CC
monochromatic
#733B1F #A3542C #CC6F40 #D99370 #E6B8A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#CC6F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#CC6F40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC6F40
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC6F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC6F40 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F903F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF5C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc6f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 111, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.133 46.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e19976',
500: '#cc6f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc6f40; $custom-light: #e19976; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc6f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 111,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.143,
"s": 57.851,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63869,
"c": 0.13261,
"h": 46.1
},
"luminance": 0.24576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC6F40
secondary
#95BED2
accent
#ADE147
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#160E09
muted
#847E7B