#DC6E43#DC6E43
#DC6E43 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.149 H 41.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 69.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.77, 39.85, 43.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.77, 58.76, 47.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.95% 0.1124 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.95% 0.149 41.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1076, 26.7771, 8.5761) |
| Luminance | 0.2677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.27
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.84
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E43 #43B1DC
analogous
#DC4365 #DC6E43 #DCBB43
triadic
#DC6E43 #43DC6E #6E43DC
tetradic
#DC6E43 #65DC43 #43B1DC #BB43DC
square
#DC6E43 #65DC43 #43B1DC #BB43DC
split-complementary
#DC6E43 #43DCBB #4365DC
monochromatic
#8B3A1A #BE4F23 #DC6E43 #E69677 #EFBEAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#DC6E43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#DC6E43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E43
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E43 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 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)
#8C7E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79741
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F15864
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.149 41.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9a79',
500: '#dc6e43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e43; $custom-light: #ed9a79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e43",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.863,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65951,
"c": 0.1494,
"h": 41.2
},
"luminance": 0.26773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E43
secondary
#9ECBDD
accent
#BAEB3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B