#DC6E46#DC6E46
#DC6E46 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.148 H 40.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 68.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.80, 40.01, 41.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.80, 57.75, 46.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% 0.1134 0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.148 40.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1999, 26.8140, 9.0625) |
| Luminance | 0.2681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.72
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.75
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.17
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.49
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.76
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E46 #46B4DC
analogous
#DC4669 #DC6E46 #DCB946
triadic
#DC6E46 #46DC6E #6E46DC
tetradic
#DC6E46 #69DC46 #46B4DC #B946DC
square
#DC6E46 #69DC46 #46B4DC #B946DC
split-complementary
#DC6E46 #46DCB9 #4669DC
monochromatic
#8D391B #C04E24 #DC6E46 #E69679 #EFBFAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#DC6E46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#DC6E46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E46
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E46 | 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)
#8C7F42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69744
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F15865
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.148 40.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9a7b',
500: '#dc6e46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e46; $custom-light: #ed9a7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e46",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65989,
"c": 0.14833,
"h": 40.2
},
"luminance": 0.2681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E46
secondary
#A0CDDD
accent
#BDEB3D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B