#CD6E3C#CD6E3C
#CD6E3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.136 H 46.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD6E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 110, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.3%, 70.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.55, 33.58, 43.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.55, 55.12, 52.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.79% 0.0934 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.79% 0.136 46.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5712, 24.4608, 7.3329) |
| Luminance | 0.2446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.32
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.24
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.38
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD6E3C #3C9BCD
analogous
#CD3C52 #CD6E3C #CDB73C
triadic
#CD6E3C #3CCD6E #6E3CCD
tetradic
#CD6E3C #52CD3C #3C9BCD #B73CCD
square
#CD6E3C #52CD3C #3C9BCD #B73CCD
split-complementary
#CD6E3C #3CCDB7 #3C52CD
monochromatic
#713A1D #A2532A #CD6E3C #D9926D #E6B69D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#CD6E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#CD6E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD6E3C
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD6E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD6E3C | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887B37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F903B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E05B63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd6e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 110, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.136 46.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e29974',
500: '#cd6e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd6e3c; $custom-light: #e29974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd6e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 110,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.69,
"s": 59.184,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63794,
"c": 0.1361,
"h": 46.7
},
"luminance": 0.24457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD6E3C
secondary
#93BCD2
accent
#ACE245
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B