#cc9579

Color #cc9579

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9579

RGB

rgb(204, 149, 121)

HSL

hsl(20.2, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.2, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27%, 40.7%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.3, 17.12, 22.93)

LCH

lch(66.3, 28.62, 53.25)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0774, 47.99)

HWB

hwb(20.2, 47.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79b0cc

Analogous

#cc7986

#cc9579

#ccbe79

Triadic

#cc9579

#79cc95

#9579cc

Split-complementary

#cc9579

#79ccbe

#7986cc

Tetradic

#cc9579

#b0cc79

#79b0cc

#9579cc

Square

#cc9579

#86cc79

#79b0cc

#be79cc

Shades

Color #cc9579 mixed toward black.

#bd7652

#9d5c3c

#76452d

#4e2e1e

#27170f

Tints

Color #cc9579 mixed toward white.

#d4a78f

#ddb8a6

#e5cabc

#eedcd2

#f6ede9

Tones

Color #cc9579 mixed toward gray.

#c59780

#be9987

#b79c8e

#b09e95

#a9a09c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b680 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#babe82 · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#ca8687 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9579]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#cc9579 (#cc9579) is rgb(204, 149, 121) in RGB.

No, #cc9579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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