#CCB279#CCB279
#CCB279 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.080 H 86.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB279 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 178, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 40.7%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.58, 1.45, 32.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.58, 32.60, 87.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.29% 0.0056 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.29% 0.08 86) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2746, 46.0604, 24.6439) |
| Luminance | 0.4606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 1.12
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.29
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.39
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 2.64
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 2.95
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB279 #7993CC
analogous
#CC8879 #CCB279 #BCCC79
triadic
#CCB279 #79CCB2 #B279CC
tetradic
#CCB279 #79CC88 #7993CC #CC79BC
square
#CCB279 #79CC88 #7993CC #CC79BC
split-complementary
#CCB279 #79BCCC #8879CC
monochromatic
#937638 #BB994D #CCB279 #DDCBA5 #EEE5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#CCB279 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#CCB279 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB279
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB279 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB279 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB175
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B87B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb279; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 178, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.080 86.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc8a0',
500: '#ccb279',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb279; $custom-light: #ddc8a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb279",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 178,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.205,
"s": 44.865,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77289,
"c": 0.08037,
"h": 86
},
"luminance": 0.46059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB279
secondary
#C2CBDF
accent
#59B82D
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130F
muted
#83827E