#CD6A39#CD6A39
#CD6A39 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.140 H 45.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6A39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 106, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 72.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.67, 35.51, 44.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.67, 56.76, 51.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.11% 0.0988 0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.11% 0.14 45.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0722, 23.5863, 6.7864) |
| Luminance | 0.2358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.20
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.21
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.37
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.17
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6A39 #399CCD
analogous
#CD3952 #CD6A39 #CDB439
triadic
#CD6A39 #39CD6A #6A39CD
tetradic
#CD6A39 #52CD39 #399CCD #B439CD
square
#CD6A39 #52CD39 #399CCD #B439CD
split-complementary
#CD6A39 #39CDB4 #3952CD
monochromatic
#6F381C #A05028 #CD6A39 #D98F6A #E6B49B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#CD6A39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.72
#CD6A39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6A39
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6A39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6A39 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857834
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0565F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6a39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 106, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.140 45.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e39672',
500: '#cd6a39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6a39; $custom-light: #e39672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6a39",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 106,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.865,
"s": 59.677,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63114,
"c": 0.14029,
"h": 45.2
},
"luminance": 0.23583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6A39
secondary
#90BCD2
accent
#AFE345
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170D08
muted
#857E7B