#DB6940#DB6940
#DB6940 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.154 H 39.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB6940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 105, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 70.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.60, 41.82, 43.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.60, 60.26, 46.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.02% 0.118 0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.02% 0.154 39.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1937, 25.5377, 7.9255) |
| Luminance | 0.2553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.48
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.86
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.74
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB6940 #40B2DB
analogous
#DB4064 #DB6940 #DBB640
triadic
#DB6940 #40DB69 #6940DB
tetradic
#DB6940 #64DB40 #40B2DB #B640DB
square
#DB6940 #64DB40 #40B2DB #B640DB
split-complementary
#DB6940 #40DBB6 #4064DB
monochromatic
#873619 #BB4B23 #DB6940 #E59173 #EEBAA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#DB6940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#DB6940 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB6940
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB6940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB6940 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4943D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F05260
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db6940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 105, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.154 39.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9676',
500: '#db6940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db6940; $custom-light: #ed9676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db6940",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 105,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.871,
"s": 68.282,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65018,
"c": 0.15362,
"h": 39.8
},
"luminance": 0.25533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB6940
secondary
#9BCBDC
accent
#BDEB3D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B