#CD6C43#CD6C43
#CD6C43 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.135 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6C43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 108, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 67.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.20, 35.01, 39.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.20, 52.91, 48.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.55% 0.0989 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.55% 0.135 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5553, 24.1131, 8.3016) |
| Luminance | 0.2411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.62
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.09
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.36
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.38
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6C43 #43A4CD
analogous
#CD435F #CD6C43 #CDB143
triadic
#CD6C43 #43CD6C #6C43CD
tetradic
#CD6C43 #5FCD43 #43A4CD #B143CD
square
#CD6C43 #5FCD43 #43A4CD #B143CD
split-complementary
#CD6C43 #43CDB1 #435FCD
monochromatic
#76391F #A7512C #CD6C43 #DA9273 #E7B8A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#CD6C43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#CD6C43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6C43
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6C43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6C43 | 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)
#867A3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05963
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6c43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 108, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.135 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29778',
500: '#cd6c43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6c43; $custom-light: #e29778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6c43",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 108,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.826,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63554,
"c": 0.13475,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.2411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6C43
secondary
#98C2D4
accent
#B3E147
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E09
muted
#857E7B