#DB6C40#DB6C40
#DB6C40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.151 H 41.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB6C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 108, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 70.8%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.19, 40.32, 44.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.19, 59.71, 47.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.47% 0.1134 0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.47% 0.151 41.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5047, 26.1597, 8.0291) |
| Luminance | 0.2616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.54
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.93
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.21
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.42
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB6C40 #40AFDB
analogous
#DB4061 #DB6C40 #DBB940
triadic
#DB6C40 #40DB6C #6C40DB
tetradic
#DB6C40 #61DB40 #40AFDB #B940DB
square
#DB6C40 #61DB40 #40AFDB #B940DB
split-complementary
#DB6C40 #40DBB9 #4061DB
monochromatic
#873919 #BB4E23 #DB6C40 #E59473 #EEBBA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#DB6C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#DB6C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB6C40
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB6C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB6C40 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7D3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5953E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F05562
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db6c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 108, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.151 41.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9877',
500: '#db6c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db6c40; $custom-light: #ed9877; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db6c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 108,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.032,
"s": 68.282,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6547,
"c": 0.15105,
"h": 41.4
},
"luminance": 0.26155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB6C40
secondary
#9BC9DC
accent
#BAEB3D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B