#DC6E48#DC6E48
#DC6E48 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.148 H 39.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC6E48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 110, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 67.3%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.83, 40.12, 40.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.83, 57.09, 45.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.01% 0.1141 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.01% 0.148 39.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2641, 26.8397, 9.4005) |
| Luminance | 0.2683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.74
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.81
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.19
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.31
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.89
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC6E48 #48B6DC
analogous
#DC486C #DC6E48 #DCB848
triadic
#DC6E48 #48DC6E #6E48DC
tetradic
#DC6E48 #6CDC48 #48B6DC #B848DC
square
#DC6E48 #6CDC48 #48B6DC #B848DC
split-complementary
#DC6E48 #48DCB8 #486CDC
monochromatic
#8E391B #C24D25 #DC6E48 #E6977B #F0BFAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#DC6E48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#DC6E48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC6E48
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC6E48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC6E48 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7F44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69746
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F05865
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc6e48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 110, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.148 39.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed9a7c',
500: '#dc6e48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc6e48; $custom-light: #ed9a7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc6e48",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 110,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.405,
"s": 67.89,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66014,
"c": 0.14762,
"h": 39.4
},
"luminance": 0.26835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC6E48
secondary
#A2CEDE
accent
#BEEB3D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2EE
border
#D7CCC9
text
#180E09
muted
#867E7B