#CC8C4E#CC8C4E
#CC8C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.111 H 63.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC8C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 140, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 61.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.46, 18.10, 42.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.46, 46.08, 66.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.17% 0.0498 0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.17% 0.111 63.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6574, 32.1466, 11.5332) |
| Luminance | 0.3214 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.40
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 2.52
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 3.91
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.52
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 6.86
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC8C4E #4E8ECC
analogous
#CC4E4F #CC8C4E #CCCB4E
triadic
#CC8C4E #4ECC8C #8C4ECC
tetradic
#CC8C4E #4FCC4E #4E8ECC #CB4ECC
square
#CC8C4E #4FCC4E #4E8ECC #CB4ECC
split-complementary
#CC8C4E #4ECCCB #4E4FCC
monochromatic
#7C4F24 #AB6D31 #CC8C4E #DAAB7E #E7CAAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#CC8C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#CC8C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC8C4E
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC8C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC8C4E | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AF9F4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD7E7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc8c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 140, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.111 63.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfad81',
500: '#cc8c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc8c4e; $custom-light: #dfad81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc8c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 140,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.524,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69172,
"c": 0.1107,
"h": 63.3
},
"luminance": 0.32144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC8C4E
secondary
#A1BBD5
accent
#95DF49
background
#FEFAF8
surface
#FCF4EF
border
#D5CECA
text
#16100A
muted
#847F7C