#CCB59C#CCB59C
#CCB59C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.043 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB59C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 181, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 23.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.01, 4.32, 15.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.01, 16.34, 74.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.62% 0.0152 0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.62% 0.043 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4267, 48.2868, 38.2680) |
| Luminance | 0.4829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 3.81
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.61
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.19
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 5.71
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.24
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB59C #9CB3CC
analogous
#CC9D9C #CCB59C #CBCC9C
triadic
#CCB59C #9CCCB5 #B59CCC
tetradic
#CCB59C #9CCC9D #9CB3CC #CC9CCB
square
#CCB59C #9CCC9D #9CB3CC #CC9CCB
split-complementary
#CCB59C #9CCBCC #9D9CCC
monochromatic
#9D7851 #B79774 #CCB59C #E1D3C4 #F5F0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#CCB59C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#CCB59C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB59C
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB59C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB59C | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.66 | 10.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB69A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3BB9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb59c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 181, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.043 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccbb9',
500: '#ccb59c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb59c; $custom-light: #dccbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb59c",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 181,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.25,
"s": 32,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78618,
"c": 0.04331,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.48285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB59C
secondary
#DBE2E8
accent
#70AB3B
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FBF8F6
border
#D4D1D0
text
#151311
muted
#838280