#CD7955#CD7955
#CD7955 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.117 H 43.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD7955 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 121, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 58.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.26, 29.33, 33.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.26, 44.62, 48.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.98% 0.0845 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.98% 0.117 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6563, 27.3131, 12.0920) |
| Luminance | 0.2731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.92
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.86
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.80
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.37
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD7955 #55A9CD
analogous
#CD556D #CD7955 #CDB555
triadic
#CD7955 #55CD79 #7955CD
tetradic
#CD7955 #6DCD55 #55A9CD #B555CD
square
#CD7955 #6DCD55 #55A9CD #B555CD
split-complementary
#CD7955 #55CDB5 #556DCD
monochromatic
#824226 #B15934 #CD7955 #DB9E84 #E9C4B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#CD7955 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#CD7955 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD7955
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD7955 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD7955 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8452
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39654
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF6A70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd7955; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 121, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.117 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1a085',
500: '#cd7955',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd7955; $custom-light: #e1a085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd7955",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 121,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6598,
"c": 0.11662,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.2731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD7955
secondary
#A6C9D7
accent
#B1DE4A
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160F0B
muted
#847E7C