#CD7A51#CD7A51
#CD7A51 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.118 H 46.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD7A51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 122, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 60.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.43, 28.49, 36.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.43, 45.92, 51.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% 0.0814 0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.118 46.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6240, 27.4956, 11.3194) |
| Luminance | 0.2749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.50
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.74
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.12
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.40
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.93
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD7A51 #51A4CD
analogous
#CD5166 #CD7A51 #CDB851
triadic
#CD7A51 #51CD7A #7A51CD
tetradic
#CD7A51 #66CD51 #51A4CD #B851CD
square
#CD7A51 #66CD51 #51A4CD #B851CD
split-complementary
#CD7A51 #51CDB8 #5166CD
monochromatic
#7F4225 #AF5B32 #CD7A51 #DB9E81 #E8C3B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#CD7A51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#CD7A51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD7A51
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD7A51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD7A51 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90844D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49650
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF6A70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd7a51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 122, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.118 46.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1a183',
500: '#cd7a51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd7a51; $custom-light: #e1a183; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd7a51",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 122,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.839,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66091,
"c": 0.11786,
"h": 46.3
},
"luminance": 0.27492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD7A51
secondary
#A3C6D7
accent
#ADDF49
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160F0A
muted
#847E7C