#CC9C43#CC9C43

#CC9C43 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.120 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC9C43
RGB	rgb(204, 156, 67)
HSL	hsl(39, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(39, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 67.2%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.29, 8.69, 52.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.29, 52.72, 80.51°)
OKLab	oklab(72.13% 0.0205 0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(72.13% 0.12 80.1)
XYZ	xyz(37.8057, 37.0222, 10.4639)
Luminance	0.3702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC9C43 #4373CC

analogous

#CC5743 #CC9C43 #B7CC43

triadic

#CC9C43 #43CC9C #9C43CC

tetradic

#CC9C43 #43CC57 #4373CC #CC43B7

square

#CC9C43 #43CC57 #4373CC #CC43B7

split-complementary

#CC9C43 #43B7CC #5743CC

monochromatic

#755720 #A57B2D #CC9C43 #D9B573 #E6CFA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#CC9C43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#CC9C43 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CC9C43

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC9C43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC9C43	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AF9D39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BBA946

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD8E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc9c43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 156, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.120 80.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dfb97b',
    500: '#cc9c43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc9c43;
$custom-light: #dfb97b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc9c43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.978,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72126,
    "c": 0.11975,
    "h": 80.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC9C43

secondary

#98ADD3

accent

#7DE147

background

#FEFBF7

surface

#FCF6EE

border

#D5D0C9

text

#16110A

muted

#84807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC9C43

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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