#CE5E37#CE5E37
#CE5E37 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.152 H 39.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE5E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 94, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 61%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 73.3%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.39, 41.89, 42.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.39, 59.94, 45.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.4% 0.1178 0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.152 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1489, 21.4069, 6.1580) |
| Luminance | 0.2140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.18
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.65
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.65
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.19
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE5E37 #37A7CE
analogous
#CE375B #CE5E37 #CEAA37
triadic
#CE5E37 #37CE5E #5E37CE
tetradic
#CE5E37 #5BCE37 #37A7CE #AA37CE
square
#CE5E37 #5BCE37 #37A7CE #AA37CE
split-complementary
#CE5E37 #37CEAA #375BCE
monochromatic
#6F311B #A04727 #CE5E37 #DA8668 #E6AD99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#CE5E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#CE5E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE5E37
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE5E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE5E37 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7032
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988934
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E24655
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce5e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 94, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.152 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48e70',
500: '#ce5e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce5e37; $custom-light: #e48e70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce5e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 94,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.497,
"s": 60.643,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61399,
"c": 0.15206,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.21403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE5E37
secondary
#8FC1D2
accent
#BBE444
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEF0EC
border
#D6CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A