#CC9549#CC9549
#CC9549 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.114 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC9549 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 149, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 64.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.61, 12.86, 47.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.61, 49.04, 74.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.82% 0.0335 0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.82% 0.114 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8542, 34.8161, 11.0812) |
| Luminance | 0.3481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.30
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.99
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.34
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.40
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC9549 #4980CC
analogous
#CC5449 #CC9549 #C2CC49
triadic
#CC9549 #49CC95 #9549CC
tetradic
#CC9549 #49CC54 #4980CC #CC49C2
square
#CC9549 #49CC54 #4980CC #CC49C2
split-complementary
#CC9549 #49C2CC #5449CC
monochromatic
#795422 #A9762F #CC9549 #D9B179 #E7CDA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#CC9549 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#CC9549 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC9549
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC9549 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC9549 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99841
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A54B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD8784
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc9549; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 149, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.114 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb47e',
500: '#cc9549',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc9549; $custom-light: #dfb47e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc9549",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 149,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.809,
"s": 56.223,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70823,
"c": 0.11395,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.34813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC9549
secondary
#9DB4D4
accent
#88E048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C