#CCAA56#CCAA56
#CCAA56 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.111 H 87.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCAA56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 170, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 57.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.05, 2.44, 47.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.05, 47.31, 87.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.14% 0.0048 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.14% 0.111 87.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9581, 42.2610, 14.8021) |
| Luminance | 0.4226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.52
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.90
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.49
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.75
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.34
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCAA56 #5678CC
analogous
#CC6F56 #CCAA56 #B3CC56
triadic
#CCAA56 #56CCAA #AA56CC
tetradic
#CCAA56 #56CC6F #5678CC #CC56B3
square
#CCAA56 #56CC6F #5678CC #CC56B3
split-complementary
#CCAA56 #56B3CC #6F56CC
monochromatic
#816727 #B08C35 #CCAA56 #DAC285 #E8D9B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#CCAA56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#CCAA56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCAA56
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCAA56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCAA56 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA94E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B259
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccaa56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 170, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.111 87.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec388',
500: '#ccaa56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccaa56; $custom-light: #dec388; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccaa56",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 170,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.712,
"s": 53.636,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7514,
"c": 0.1105,
"h": 87.5
},
"luminance": 0.42259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCAA56
secondary
#A7B5D7
accent
#75DD4B
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C