#DC6C3E#DC6C3E
#DC6C3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.153 H 41.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 108, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 69%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 72%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 71.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.31, 40.61, 45.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.31, 60.80, 48.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.59% 0.1138 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.59% 0.153 41.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7506, 26.2929, 7.7489) |
| Luminance | 0.2629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.02
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6C3E #3EAEDC
analogous
#DC3E5F #DC6C3E #DCBB3E
triadic
#DC6C3E #3EDC6C #6C3EDC
tetradic
#DC6C3E #5FDC3E #3EAEDC #BB3EDC
square
#DC6C3E #5FDC3E #3EAEDC #BB3EDC
split-complementary
#DC6C3E #3EDCBB #3E5FDC
monochromatic
#873919 #BB4E22 #DC6C3E #E59372 #EFBBA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#DC6C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#DC6C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6C3E
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6C3E | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7D39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6963C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F15562
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 108, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.153 41.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ee9875',
500: '#dc6c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6c3e; $custom-light: #ee9875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 108,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.468,
"s": 69.298,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65588,
"c": 0.15282,
"h": 41.9
},
"luminance": 0.26289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6C3E
secondary
#9AC9DC
accent
#B9EC3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B