Skip to the color picker

#cd742c color: Ochre Maroon

#cd742c is rgb(205, 116, 44) in RGB and oklch(64.641% 0.13899 55.252) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

27°
100%

64.6%
0.139
55°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Ochre
  • amber-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #cd742c

#cd742c is a bright orange color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ochre Maroon (#cc7733). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cd742c mixed with white

  1. cd742c
  2. d38246
  3. d9905d
  4. df9e72
  5. e4ac86
  6. e9ba9a
  7. eec8ae
  8. f3d6c2
  9. f7e3d6
  10. fbf1eb

Darker: #cd742c mixed with black

  1. cd742c
  2. b26425
  3. 98541e
  4. 7e4517
  5. 663711
  6. 4e290a
  7. 381b05
  8. 230f02
  9. 0f0501
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cd742c with less saturation

  1. cd742c
  2. c7773b
  3. c27b47
  4. bc7e52
  5. b6815c
  6. b08365
  7. a9866e
  8. a38876
  9. 9c8a7e
  10. 958c86

Questions about #cd742c

What color is #cd742c?

#cd742c is bright orange. The closest named color is Ochre Maroon. In RGB it is rgb(205, 116, 44), in HSL hsl(26.83, 64.66%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.641% 0.13899 55.252).

What colors go well with #cd742c?

The complementary color of #cd742c is #009ad6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d56861 and #b48600. The triadic partners are #00a98a and #957bd9.

Is white or black text more readable on #cd742c?

White text reads better on #cd742c: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cd742c a warm or cool color?

#cd742c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 64.6% and its chroma 0.139.