#CD6C3D#CD6C3D
#CD6C3D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.137 H 45.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6C3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 108, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 70.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.13, 34.67, 42.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.13, 55.04, 50.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.48% 0.0969 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.48% 0.137 45.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3845, 24.0448, 7.4023) |
| Luminance | 0.2404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.64
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.87
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.23
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.89
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6C3D #3D9ECD
analogous
#CD3D56 #CD6C3D #CDB43D
triadic
#CD6C3D #3DCD6C #6C3DCD
tetradic
#CD6C3D #56CD3D #3D9ECD #B43DCD
square
#CD6C3D #56CD3D #3D9ECD #B43DCD
split-complementary
#CD6C3D #3DCDB4 #3D56CD
monochromatic
#72391D #A3512A #CD6C3D #DA916E #E6B69E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#CD6C3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#CD6C3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6C3D
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6C3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6C3D | 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)
#877938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05861
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6c3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 108, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.137 45.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29774',
500: '#cd6c3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6c3d; $custom-light: #e29774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6c3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 108,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.583,
"s": 59.016,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6348,
"c": 0.13718,
"h": 45.1
},
"luminance": 0.24041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6C3D
secondary
#93BED2
accent
#AFE246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B