#CC9D4E#CC9D4E
#CC9D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.112 H 78.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC9D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 157, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 61.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, 8.85, 47.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 48.04, 79.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% 0.0224 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.112 78.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3361, 37.5040, 12.4261) |
| Luminance | 0.3750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.38
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.28
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.21
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.03
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.14
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC9D4E #4E7DCC
analogous
#CC5E4E #CC9D4E #BCCC4E
triadic
#CC9D4E #4ECC9D #9D4ECC
tetradic
#CC9D4E #4ECC5E #4E7DCC #CC4EBC
square
#CC9D4E #4ECC5E #4E7DCC #CC4EBC
split-complementary
#CC9D4E #4EBCCC #5E4ECC
monochromatic
#7C5B24 #AB7E31 #CC9D4E #DAB77E #E7D2AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#CC9D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#CC9D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC9D4E
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC9D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC9D4E | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc9d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 157, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.112 78.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb982',
500: '#cc9d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc9d4e; $custom-light: #dfb982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc9d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 157,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.619,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72443,
"c": 0.11165,
"h": 78.4
},
"luminance": 0.37501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC9D4E
secondary
#A1B4D5
accent
#81DF49
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF6EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16110B
muted
#84807C