#CD6C3C#CD6C3C
#CD6C3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.138 H 45.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 108, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.12, 34.62, 43.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.12, 55.39, 51.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.47% 0.0966 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.47% 0.138 45.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3578, 24.0341, 7.2618) |
| Luminance | 0.2403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.87
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.02
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.19
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.45
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.02
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6C3C #3C9DCD
analogous
#CD3C55 #CD6C3C #CDB53C
triadic
#CD6C3C #3CCD6C #6C3CCD
tetradic
#CD6C3C #55CD3C #3C9DCD #B53CCD
square
#CD6C3C #55CD3C #3C9DCD #B53CCD
split-complementary
#CD6C3C #3CCDB5 #3C55CD
monochromatic
#71391D #A2522A #CD6C3C #D9916D #E6B59D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#CD6C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#CD6C3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6C3C
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6C3C | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877937
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05861
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 108, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.138 45.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29774',
500: '#cd6c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6c3c; $custom-light: #e29774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 108,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.862,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63469,
"c": 0.13759,
"h": 45.4
},
"luminance": 0.24031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6C3C
secondary
#93BDD2
accent
#AEE245
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B