#CC9E46#CC9E46
#CC9E46 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.118 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC9E46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 158, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 65.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.83, 7.79, 51.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.83, 51.79, 81.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% 0.0183 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.118 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2364, 37.7359, 11.0630) |
| Luminance | 0.3773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.14
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.82
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.22
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.36
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.61
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC9E46 #4674CC
analogous
#CC5B46 #CC9E46 #B7CC46
triadic
#CC9E46 #46CC9E #9E46CC
tetradic
#CC9E46 #46CC5B #4674CC #CC46B7
square
#CC9E46 #46CC5B #4674CC #CC46B7
split-complementary
#CC9E46 #46B7CC #5B46CC
monochromatic
#775921 #A77D2E #CC9E46 #D9B776 #E6D0A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#CC9E46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#CC9E46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC9E46
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC9E46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC9E46 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19E3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAA49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc9e46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 158, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.118 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfba7d',
500: '#cc9e46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc9e46; $custom-light: #dfba7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc9e46",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 158,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.403,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72552,
"c": 0.11818,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.37733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC9E46
secondary
#9AAED4
accent
#7CE048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#16110A
muted
#84807C