#cc8142

Color #cc8142

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 3.42 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cc8142

RGB

rgb(204, 129, 66)

HSL

hsl(27.4, 57.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.4, 67.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 67.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(60.72, 23.32, 45.29)

LCH

lch(60.72, 50.94, 62.76)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.1214, 58.47)

HWB

hwb(27.4, 25.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#428dcc

Analogous

#cc4248

#cc8142

#ccc642

Triadic

#cc8142

#42cc81

#8142cc

Split-complementary

#cc8142

#42ccc6

#4248cc

Tetradic

#cc8142

#8dcc42

#428dcc

#8142cc

Square

#cc8142

#48cc42

#428dcc

#c642cc

Shades

Color #cc8142 mixed toward black.

#b16b30

#8e5526

#6a401d

#472b13

#23150a

Tints

Color #cc8142 mixed toward white.

#d49661

#ddab81

#e5c0a0

#eed5c0

#f6eadf

Tones

Color #cc8142 mixed toward gray.

#c0824d

#b58359

#a98464

#9e8570

#92867b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b057 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#b5ba5b · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#c96366 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc8142;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc8142]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Linen #faf0e6

Frequently asked questions

#cc8142 (#cc8142) is rgb(204, 129, 66) in RGB.

No, #cc8142 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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