#CD7A59#CD7A59
#CD7A59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.114 H 42.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD7A59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 122, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 57%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 56.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.55, 29.10, 31.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.55, 43.10, 47.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.22% 0.0844 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.22% 0.114 42.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9419, 27.6227, 12.9934) |
| Luminance | 0.2762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.36
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.49
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.14
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.21
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.70
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD7A59 #59ACCD
analogous
#CD5972 #CD7A59 #CDB459
triadic
#CD7A59 #59CD7A #7A59CD
tetradic
#CD7A59 #72CD59 #59ACCD #B459CD
square
#CD7A59 #72CD59 #59ACCD #B459CD
split-complementary
#CD7A59 #59CDB4 #5972CD
monochromatic
#844228 #B35936 #CD7A59 #DBA088 #E9C5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#CD7A59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#CD7A59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD7A59
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD7A59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD7A59 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908556
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49658
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE6B72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd7a59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 122, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.114 42.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0a188',
500: '#cd7a59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd7a59; $custom-light: #e0a188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd7a59",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 122,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.069,
"s": 53.704,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66218,
"c": 0.11396,
"h": 42.2
},
"luminance": 0.27619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD7A59
secondary
#AACBD8
accent
#B3DD4B
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2F0
border
#D5CCCB
text
#160F0B
muted
#847E7C