#CD6B40#CD6B40
#CD6B40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.137 H 43.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 107, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 68.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.96, 35.36, 40.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.96, 54.13, 49.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.36% 0.0995 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.36% 0.137 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3627, 23.8683, 7.8049) |
| Luminance | 0.2387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.91
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.22
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.50
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6B40 #40A2CD
analogous
#CD405B #CD6B40 #CDB140
triadic
#CD6B40 #40CD6B #6B40CD
tetradic
#CD6B40 #5BCD40 #40A2CD #B140CD
square
#CD6B40 #5BCD40 #40A2CD #B140CD
split-complementary
#CD6B40 #40CDB1 #405BCD
monochromatic
#74391E #A5502B #CD6B40 #DA9171 #E6B6A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#CD6B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#CD6B40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6B40
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6B40 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86793C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05861
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 107, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.137 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29776',
500: '#cd6b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6b40; $custom-light: #e29776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 107,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.298,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63355,
"c": 0.13676,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.23865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6B40
secondary
#96C0D3
accent
#B2E246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170D08
muted
#857E7B