#cc9838

Color #cc9838

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 9.92 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9838

RGB

rgb(204, 152, 56)

HSL

hsl(38.9, 59.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.9, 72.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 72.5%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.2, 10.27, 55.69)

LCH

lch(66.2, 56.63, 79.55)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.126, 79.16)

HWB

hwb(38.9, 22%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#386ccc

Analogous

#cc4e38

#cc9838

#b6cc38

Triadic

#cc9838

#38cc98

#9838cc

Split-complementary

#cc9838

#38b6cc

#4e38cc

Tetradic

#cc9838

#6ccc38

#386ccc

#9838cc

Square

#cc9838

#38cc4e

#386ccc

#cc38b6

Shades

Color #cc9838 mixed toward black.

#ad7f2c

#8a6623

#684c1b

#453312

#231909

Tints

Color #cc9838 mixed toward white.

#d5a959

#ddba7a

#e6cb9c

#eeddbd

#f7eede

Tones

Color #cc9838 mixed toward gray.

#c09444

#b39151

#a78d5d

#9b8969

#8e8676

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b75c · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbe62 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#ca6f73 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9838;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9838]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#cc9838 (#cc9838) is rgb(204, 152, 56) in RGB.

No, #cc9838 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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