#CD6A3E#CD6A3E
#CD6A3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.138 H 43.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 106, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.72, 35.77, 41.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.72, 54.99, 49.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.17% 0.1004 0.0952) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.17% 0.138 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2032, 23.6386, 7.4760) |
| Luminance | 0.2364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.98
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.00
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.23
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.24
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.61
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6A3E #3EA1CD
analogous
#CD3E59 #CD6A3E #CDB23E
triadic
#CD6A3E #3ECD6A #6A3ECD
tetradic
#CD6A3E #59CD3E #3EA1CD #B23ECD
square
#CD6A3E #59CD3E #3EA1CD #B23ECD
split-complementary
#CD6A3E #3ECDB2 #3E59CD
monochromatic
#73381E #A3502A #CD6A3E #DA906F #E6B59F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#CD6A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#CD6A3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6A3E
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6A3E | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857839
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05660
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 106, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.138 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29675',
500: '#cd6a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6a3e; $custom-light: #e29675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 106,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.462,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63171,
"c": 0.13835,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.23635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6A3E
secondary
#94BFD3
accent
#B2E246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170D08
muted
#857E7B