#DC6E44#DC6E44
#DC6E44 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.149 H 40.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 69%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 69.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.78, 39.90, 42.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.78, 58.42, 46.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.96% 0.1127 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.96% 0.149 40.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1378, 26.7892, 8.7355) |
| Luminance | 0.2678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.77
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.22
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.68
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E44 #44B2DC
analogous
#DC4466 #DC6E44 #DCBA44
triadic
#DC6E44 #44DC6E #6E44DC
tetradic
#DC6E44 #66DC44 #44B2DC #BA44DC
square
#DC6E44 #66DC44 #44B2DC #BA44DC
split-complementary
#DC6E44 #44DCBA #4466DC
monochromatic
#8B391A #BF4F24 #DC6E44 #E69678 #EFBEAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#DC6E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#DC6E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E44
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E44 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7E40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79742
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F15864
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.149 40.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9a79',
500: '#dc6e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e44; $custom-light: #ed9a79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.579,
"s": 68.468,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65963,
"c": 0.14903,
"h": 40.9
},
"luminance": 0.26785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E44
secondary
#9FCCDD
accent
#BBEB3C
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B