#cc9e3a

Color #cc9e3a

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9e3a

RGB

rgb(204, 158, 58)

HSL

hsl(41.1, 58.9%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.1, 71.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 71.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(67.72, 7.12, 56.39)

LCH

lch(67.72, 56.84, 82.8)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.1266, 83.28)

HWB

hwb(41.1, 22.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a68cc

Analogous

#cc553a

#cc9e3a

#b1cc3a

Triadic

#cc9e3a

#3acc9e

#9e3acc

Split-complementary

#cc9e3a

#3ab1cc

#553acc

Tetradic

#cc9e3a

#68cc3a

#3a68cc

#9e3acc

Square

#cc9e3a

#3acc55

#3a68cc

#cc3ab1

Shades

Color #cc9e3a mixed toward black.

#ae852d

#8b6a24

#68501b

#453512

#231b09

Tints

Color #cc9e3a mixed toward white.

#d5ae5b

#ddbe7c

#e6cf9d

#eedfbd

#f7efde

Tones

Color #cc9e3a mixed toward gray.

#c09a46

#b49552

#a8915f

#9b8c6b

#8f8877

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab95f · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#bcc066 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#ca7377 · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9e3a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9e3a]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#cc9e3a (#cc9e3a) is rgb(204, 158, 58) in RGB.

No, #cc9e3a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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