#cc9971

Color #cc9971

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9971

RGB

rgb(204, 153, 113)

HSL

hsl(26.4, 47.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.4, 44.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 44.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(67.14, 14.07, 28.42)

LCH

lch(67.14, 31.71, 63.66)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0818, 59.11)

HWB

hwb(26.4, 44.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71a4cc

Analogous

#cc7177

#cc9971

#ccc771

Triadic

#cc9971

#71cc99

#9971cc

Split-complementary

#cc9971

#71ccc7

#7177cc

Tetradic

#cc9971

#a4cc71

#71a4cc

#9971cc

Square

#cc9971

#77cc71

#71a4cc

#c771cc

Shades

Color #cc9971 mixed toward black.

#be7d4a

#9c6438

#754b2a

#4e321c

#27190e

Tints

Color #cc9971 mixed toward white.

#d5aa89

#ddbba0

#e6ccb8

#eeddd0

#f7eee7

Tones

Color #cc9971 mixed toward gray.

#c59a79

#bd9b80

#b59c88

#ae9d8f

#a69e97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b87c · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbf7f · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#ca8486 · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9971;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9971]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#cc9971 (#cc9971) is rgb(204, 153, 113) in RGB.

No, #cc9971 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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