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#CC6836

#cc6836 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc6836 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.02% magenta, 73.53% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 59.52% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.23

Complementary

  1. #cc6836
  2. #369acc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6836
  2. #36ccb3
  3. #364fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc364f
  2. #cc6836
  3. #ccb336

Triadic

  1. #cc6836
  2. #36cc68
  3. #6836cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6836
  2. #9acc36
  3. #369acc
  4. #6836cc

Square

  1. #cc6836
  2. #4fcc36
  3. #369acc
  4. #b336cc

Monochromatic

  1. #542a15
  2. #914925
  3. #cc6836
  4. #db9673
  5. #ebc4b0

Shades

#cc6836 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6836
  2. #b85e31
  3. #a3532b
  4. #8f4926
  5. #7a3e20
  6. #66341b
  7. #522a16
  8. #3d1f10
  9. #29150b
  10. #140a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6836 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6836
  2. #d1774a
  3. #d6865e
  4. #db9572
  5. #e0a486
  6. #e6b49b
  7. #ebc3af
  8. #f0d2c3
  9. #f5e1d7
  10. #faf0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6836 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6836
  2. #c46a3d
  3. #bd6d45
  4. #b56f4c
  5. #ae7254
  6. #a6745b
  7. #9e7662
  8. #97796a
  9. #8f7b71
  10. #887e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a67a6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #847630 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8c34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df535d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a67133 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b17f35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d85c50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6836 {
  color: #cc6836;
}
Background
.bg-cc6836 {
  background-color: #cc6836;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6836 {
  border: 2px solid #cc6836;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6836;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 104 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6836 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6836, #ccb336);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6836 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 104 54 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.64 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.33 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.13 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.93 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.14 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.47 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 8.89 #3397c9 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#cc6836  rgb(204, 104, 54)  hsl(20, 60%, 51%)  Chocolate
#369acc  rgb(54, 154, 204)  hsl(200, 60%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#36cc68  rgb(54, 204, 104)  hsl(140, 60%, 51%)  Emerald
#6836cc  rgb(104, 54, 204)  hsl(260, 60%, 51%)  Ocean Blue