#CD6A49#CD6A49
#CD6A49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.134 H 39.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6A49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 106, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 64.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.86, 36.41, 36.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.86, 51.23, 44.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.32% 0.1043 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.32% 0.134 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5362, 23.7718, 9.2297) |
| Luminance | 0.2377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.76
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.22
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.87
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6A49 #49ACCD
analogous
#CD496A #CD6A49 #CDAC49
triadic
#CD6A49 #49CD6A #6A49CD
tetradic
#CD6A49 #6ACD49 #49ACCD #AC49CD
square
#CD6A49 #6ACD49 #49ACCD #AC49CD
split-complementary
#CD6A49 #49CDAC #496ACD
monochromatic
#7A3822 #AA4E2F #CD6A49 #DA9179 #E7B9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#CD6A49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#CD6A49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6A49
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6A49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6A49 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847946
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05762
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6a49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 106, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.134 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2967c',
500: '#cd6a49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6a49; $custom-light: #e2967c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6a49",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 106,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63317,
"c": 0.13414,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.23768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6A49
secondary
#9DC7D5
accent
#BAE048
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B