#CC8B4A#CC8B4A
#CC8B4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.114 H 63.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC8B4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 139, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 63.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, 18.37, 44.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 47.74, 67.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.94% 0.05 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.94% 0.114 63.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3728, 31.8000, 10.7523) |
| Luminance | 0.3180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 2.08
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.35
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 3.62
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.06
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.43
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC8B4A #4A8BCC
analogous
#CC4A4A #CC8B4A #CCCC4A
triadic
#CC8B4A #4ACC8B #8B4ACC
tetradic
#CC8B4A #4ACC4A #4A8BCC #CC4ACC
square
#CC8B4A #4ACC4A #4A8BCC #CC4ACC
split-complementary
#CC8B4A #4ACCCC #4A4ACC
monochromatic
#794E22 #A96C30 #CC8B4A #D9AA7A #E7C8A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#CC8B4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#CC8B4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC8B4A
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC8B4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC8B4A | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09044
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD7C7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc8b4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 139, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.114 63.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ad7f',
500: '#cc8b4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc8b4a; $custom-light: #e0ad7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc8b4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 139,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 56.034,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68935,
"c": 0.11363,
"h": 63.9
},
"luminance": 0.31797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC8B4A
secondary
#9DB9D4
accent
#94DF48
background
#FEFAF7
surface
#FCF4EE
border
#D5CEC9
text
#16100A
muted
#847F7C