#DC6E41#DC6E41
#DC6E41 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.150 H 41.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 70.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.75, 39.75, 44.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.75, 59.43, 48.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.93% 0.1117 0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.93% 0.15 41.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0486, 26.7535, 8.2656) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.98
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.40
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.12
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E41 #41AFDC
analogous
#DC4161 #DC6E41 #DCBB41
triadic
#DC6E41 #41DC6E #6E41DC
tetradic
#DC6E41 #61DC41 #41AFDC #BB41DC
square
#DC6E41 #61DC41 #41AFDC #BB41DC
split-complementary
#DC6E41 #41DCBB #4161DC
monochromatic
#893A19 #BD5023 #DC6E41 #E69575 #EFBDA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#DC6E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#DC6E41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E41
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E41 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7E3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7973F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F15864
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.150 41.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9977',
500: '#dc6e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e41; $custom-light: #ed9977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.419,
"s": 68.889,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65927,
"c": 0.15011,
"h": 41.9
},
"luminance": 0.26749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E41
secondary
#9CCADD
accent
#B9EC3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B