#CE6D42#CE6D42
#CE6D42 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.135 H 43.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE6D42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 109, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 68%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.54, 34.82, 40.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.54, 53.52, 49.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.84% 0.0981 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.84% 0.135 43.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9084, 24.4561, 8.1933) |
| Luminance | 0.2445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 1.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.22
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.66
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.74
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.67
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE6D42 #42A3CE
analogous
#CE425D #CE6D42 #CEB342
triadic
#CE6D42 #42CE6D #6D42CE
tetradic
#CE6D42 #5DCE42 #42A3CE #B342CE
square
#CE6D42 #5DCE42 #42A3CE #B342CE
split-complementary
#CE6D42 #42CEB3 #425DCE
monochromatic
#773A1F #A7512B #CE6D42 #DB9373 #E7B8A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#CE6D42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#CE6D42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE6D42
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE6D42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE6D42 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877A3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9040
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E15A63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce6d42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 109, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.135 43.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e39878',
500: '#ce6d42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce6d42; $custom-light: #e39878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce6d42",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 109,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.429,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6384,
"c": 0.13544,
"h": 43.6
},
"luminance": 0.24452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE6D42
secondary
#98C2D4
accent
#B2E246
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2ED
border
#D5CCC8
text
#170E09
muted
#857E7B