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#CC6823

#cc6823 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc6823 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 40.78% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.02% magenta, 82.84% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 24.5°, with 70.71% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2286

Complementary

  1. #cc6823
  2. #2387cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6823
  2. #23ccbc
  3. #2332cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2332
  2. #cc6823
  3. #ccbc23

Triadic

  1. #cc6823
  2. #23cc68
  3. #6823cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6823
  2. #87cc23
  3. #2387cc
  4. #6823cc

Square

  1. #cc6823
  2. #32cc23
  3. #2387cc
  4. #bc23cc

Monochromatic

  1. #49250d
  2. #8b4718
  3. #cc6823
  4. #e39159
  5. #eebc9a

Shades

#cc6823 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6823
  2. #b85e20
  3. #a3531c
  4. #8f4919
  5. #7a3e15
  6. #663412
  7. #522a0e
  8. #3d1f0b
  9. #291507
  10. #140a04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6823 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6823
  2. #d17739
  3. #d6864f
  4. #db9565
  5. #e0a47b
  6. #e6b491
  7. #ebc3a7
  8. #f0d2bd
  9. #f5e1d3
  10. #faf0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6823 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6823
  2. #c46a2c
  3. #bd6d36
  4. #b56f3f
  5. #ae7248
  6. #a67452
  7. #9e765b
  8. #977964
  9. #8f7b6d
  10. #887e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5796a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #857617 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0525b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6701c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b27f22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d85b4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6823 {
  color: #cc6823;
}
Background
.bg-cc6823 {
  background-color: #cc6823;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6823 {
  border: 2px solid #cc6823;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6823;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 104 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6823 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6823, #ccbc23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6823 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 104 35 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 1.36 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.98 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.17 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.42 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.91 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.32 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.85 #3397dc Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#cc6823  rgb(204, 104, 35)  hsl(25, 71%, 47%)  Chocolate
#2387cc  rgb(35, 135, 204)  hsl(205, 71%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#23cc68  rgb(35, 204, 104)  hsl(145, 71%, 47%)  Emerald
#6823cc  rgb(104, 35, 204)  hsl(265, 71%, 47%)  Han Purple