#ccb279

Color #ccb279

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ccb279

RGB

rgb(204, 178, 121)

HSL

hsl(41.2, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.2, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 40.7%, 20%)

LAB

lab(73.58, 1.45, 32.57)

LCH

lch(73.58, 32.6, 87.45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0804, 86.08)

HWB

hwb(41.2, 47.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7993cc

Analogous

#cc8879

#ccb279

#bccc79

Triadic

#ccb279

#79ccb2

#b279cc

Split-complementary

#ccb279

#79bccc

#8879cc

Tetradic

#ccb279

#93cc79

#7993cc

#b279cc

Square

#ccb279

#79cc88

#7993cc

#cc79bc

Shades

Color #ccb279 mixed toward black.

#bd9b52

#9d7e3c

#765f2d

#4e3f1e

#27200f

Tints

Color #ccb279 mixed toward white.

#d4bf8f

#ddcca6

#e5d8bc

#eee5d2

#f6f2e9

Tones

Color #ccb279 mixed toward gray.

#c5af80

#bead87

#b7aa8e

#b0a895

#a9a59c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c18a · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#c3c58d · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#cb9598 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ccb279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccb279]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ccb279 (#ccb279) is rgb(204, 178, 121) in RGB.

No, #ccb279 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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