#DC6A3E#DC6A3E
#DC6A3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.154 H 40.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 106, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 72%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 71.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.92, 41.61, 44.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.92, 61.15, 47.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.29% 0.1169 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.29% 0.155 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5421, 25.8759, 7.6794) |
| Luminance | 0.2587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.55
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.88
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.01
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.78
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6A3E #3EB0DC
analogous
#DC3E61 #DC6A3E #DCB93E
triadic
#DC6A3E #3EDC6A #6A3EDC
tetradic
#DC6A3E #61DC3E #3EB0DC #B93EDC
square
#DC6A3E #61DC3E #3EB0DC #B93EDC
split-complementary
#DC6A3E #3EDCB9 #3E61DC
monochromatic
#873719 #BB4D22 #DC6A3E #E59272 #EFBAA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#DC6A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#DC6A3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6A3E
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6A3E | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897C39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5953B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F15260
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 106, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.154 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee9775',
500: '#dc6a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6a3e; $custom-light: #ee9775; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 106,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.709,
"s": 69.298,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65287,
"c": 0.1545,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.25872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6A3E
secondary
#9ACADC
accent
#BBEC3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B