#CE6C40#CE6C40
#CE6C40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.137 H 43.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE6C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 108, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.6%, 68.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.31, 35.23, 41.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.31, 54.38, 49.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% 0.099 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.137 43.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7444, 24.2208, 7.8529) |
| Luminance | 0.2422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.04
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.25
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.56
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.62
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.74
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE6C40 #40A2CE
analogous
#CE405B #CE6C40 #CEB340
triadic
#CE6C40 #40CE6C #6C40CE
tetradic
#CE6C40 #5BCE40 #40A2CE #B340CE
square
#CE6C40 #5BCE40 #40A2CE #B340CE
split-complementary
#CE6C40 #40CEB3 #405BCE
monochromatic
#75391E #A6512B #CE6C40 #DA9171 #E7B7A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#CE6C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#CE6C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE6C40
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE6C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE6C40 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E15962
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce6c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 108, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.137 43.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e39776',
500: '#ce6c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce6c40; $custom-light: #e39776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce6c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 108,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.592,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63654,
"c": 0.13704,
"h": 43.7
},
"luminance": 0.24217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE6C40
secondary
#96C1D4
accent
#B2E245
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E08
muted
#857E7B