#cc9f53

Color #cc9f53

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 14.97 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9f53

RGB

rgb(204, 159, 83)

HSL

hsl(37.7, 54.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.7, 59.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.1%, 59.3%, 20%)

LAB

lab(68.21, 8.13, 45.42)

LCH

lch(68.21, 46.14, 79.85)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1082, 78.8)

HWB

hwb(37.7, 32.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5380cc

Analogous

#cc6353

#cc9f53

#bdcc53

Triadic

#cc9f53

#53cc9f

#9f53cc

Split-complementary

#cc9f53

#53bdcc

#6353cc

Tetradic

#cc9f53

#80cc53

#5380cc

#9f53cc

Square

#cc9f53

#53cc63

#5380cc

#cc53bd

Shades

Color #cc9f53 mixed toward black.

#b98837

#946d2c

#6f5221

#4a3716

#251b0b

Tints

Color #cc9f53 mixed toward white.

#d5af70

#ddbf8c

#e6cfa9

#eedfc6

#f7efe2

Tones

Color #cc9f53 mixed toward gray.

#c29d5d

#b89a67

#ae9771

#a4957b

#9a9285

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba6c · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#bdc071 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#ca7b7e · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9f53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9f53]

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Frequently asked questions

#cc9f53 (#cc9f53) is rgb(204, 159, 83) in RGB.

No, #cc9f53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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