#CCAA5E#CCAA5E
#CCAA5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.103 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCAA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 170, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 53.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, 3.09, 43.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 43.52, 85.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% 0.0076 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.103 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2987, 42.3972, 16.5957) |
| Luminance | 0.4239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.20
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 1.99
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 2.38
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.76
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.58
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCAA5E #5E80CC
analogous
#CC735E #CCAA5E #B7CC5E
triadic
#CCAA5E #5ECCAA #AA5ECC
tetradic
#CCAA5E #5ECC73 #5E80CC #CC5EB7
square
#CCAA5E #5ECC73 #5E80CC #CC5EB7
split-complementary
#CCAA5E #5EB7CC #735ECC
monochromatic
#85692A #B48E39 #CCAA5E #DBC38C #E9DBBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#CCAA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#CCAA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCAA5E
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCAA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCAA5E | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B261
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccaa5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 170, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.103 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec38d',
500: '#ccaa5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccaa5e; $custom-light: #dec38d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccaa5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 170,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.455,
"s": 51.887,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75243,
"c": 0.10314,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.42395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCAA5E
secondary
#ADBBD9
accent
#79DB4C
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FBF7F0
border
#D4D0CB
text
#15120C
muted
#83817D