#CD7855#CD7855
#CD7855 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.117 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD7855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 120, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 58.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.04, 29.86, 33.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.04, 44.77, 48.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.81% 0.0862 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.81% 0.117 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5354, 27.0713, 12.0517) |
| Luminance | 0.2707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.69
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.80
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.51
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.08
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD7855 #55AACD
analogous
#CD556E #CD7855 #CDB455
triadic
#CD7855 #55CD78 #7855CD
tetradic
#CD7855 #6ECD55 #55AACD #B455CD
square
#CD7855 #6ECD55 #55AACD #B455CD
split-complementary
#CD7855 #55CDB4 #556ECD
monochromatic
#824126 #B15834 #CD7855 #DB9E84 #E9C3B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#CD7855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#CD7855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD7855
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD7855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD7855 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E8352
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39554
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF696F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd7855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 120, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.117 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1a085',
500: '#cd7855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd7855; $custom-light: #e1a085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd7855",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 120,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.5,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65809,
"c": 0.11738,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.27068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD7855
secondary
#A6C9D7
accent
#B3DE4A
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160F0B
muted
#847E7C