#CD6C41#CD6C41
#CD6C41 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.136 H 43.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6C41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 108, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 68.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.18, 34.89, 40.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.18, 53.61, 49.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.53% 0.0983 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.53% 0.136 43.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4963, 24.0895, 7.9911) |
| Luminance | 0.2409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.03
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.42
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.43
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.49
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6C41 #41A2CD
analogous
#CD415C #CD6C41 #CDB241
triadic
#CD6C41 #41CD6C #6C41CD
tetradic
#CD6C41 #5CCD41 #41A2CD #B241CD
square
#CD6C41 #5CCD41 #41A2CD #B241CD
split-complementary
#CD6C41 #41CDB2 #415CCD
monochromatic
#75391F #A5512C #CD6C41 #DA9171 #E6B7A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#CD6C41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#CD6C41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6C41
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6C41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6C41 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867A3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05962
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6c41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 108, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.136 43.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29777',
500: '#cd6c41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6c41; $custom-light: #e29777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6c41",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 108,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.429,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63529,
"c": 0.13556,
"h": 43.6
},
"luminance": 0.24086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6C41
secondary
#97C1D3
accent
#B2E246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E09
muted
#857E7B