#CD6D3C#CD6D3C
#CD6D3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.137 H 46.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 109, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.33, 34.10, 43.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.33, 55.25, 51.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.63% 0.095 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.63% 0.137 46) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4639, 24.2463, 7.2971) |
| Luminance | 0.2424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.07
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.42
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.85
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.18
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6D3C #3C9CCD
analogous
#CD3C54 #CD6D3C #CDB63C
triadic
#CD6D3C #3CCD6D #6D3CCD
tetradic
#CD6D3C #54CD3C #3C9CCD #B63CCD
square
#CD6D3C #54CD3C #3C9CCD #B63CCD
split-complementary
#CD6D3C #3CCDB6 #3C54CD
monochromatic
#713A1D #A2522A #CD6D3C #D9916D #E6B69D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#CD6D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#CD6D3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6D3C
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6D3C | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887A37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05A62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 109, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.137 46.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29874',
500: '#cd6d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6d3c; $custom-light: #e29874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 109,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.276,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63631,
"c": 0.13683,
"h": 46
},
"luminance": 0.24243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6D3C
secondary
#93BDD2
accent
#ADE245
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B