#CD6D3E#CD6D3E
#CD6D3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.136 H 45.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 109, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 69.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.35, 34.20, 42.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.35, 54.53, 51.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% 0.0957 0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.136 45.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5178, 24.2678, 7.5809) |
| Luminance | 0.2426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.61
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.11
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.11
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.42
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.91
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6D3E #3E9ECD
analogous
#CD3E57 #CD6D3E #CDB43E
triadic
#CD6D3E #3ECD6D #6D3ECD
tetradic
#CD6D3E #57CD3E #3E9ECD #B43ECD
square
#CD6D3E #57CD3E #3E9ECD #B43ECD
split-complementary
#CD6D3E #3ECDB4 #3E57CD
monochromatic
#733A1E #A3522A #CD6D3E #DA926F #E6B79F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#CD6D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#CD6D3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6D3E
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6D3E | 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)
#877A39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05A62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 109, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.136 45.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29875',
500: '#cd6d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6d3e; $custom-light: #e29875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 109,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.72,
"s": 58.848,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63654,
"c": 0.13601,
"h": 45.3
},
"luminance": 0.24264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6D3E
secondary
#94BED3
accent
#AFE246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B