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#CC6C19

#cc6c19 ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc6c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 87.75% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 27.82°, with 78.17% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.2363

Complementary

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #1979cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #19ccc5
  3. #191fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc191f
  2. #cc6c19
  3. #ccc519

Triadic

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #19cc6c
  3. #6c19cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #79cc19
  3. #1979cc
  4. #6c19cc

Square

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #1fcc19
  3. #1979cc
  4. #c519cc

Monochromatic

  1. #442408
  2. #884811
  3. #cc6c19
  4. #e99349
  5. #f1bb8d

Shades

#cc6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #b86117
  3. #a35614
  4. #8f4c12
  5. #7a410f
  6. #66360d
  7. #522b0a
  8. #3d2008
  9. #291605
  10. #140b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #d17b30
  3. #d68947
  4. #db985e
  5. #e0a775
  6. #e6b68c
  7. #ebc4a3
  8. #f0d3ba
  9. #f5e2d1
  10. #faf0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6c19
  2. #c46e23
  3. #bd702e
  4. #b57238
  5. #ae7442
  6. #a6764d
  7. #9e7857
  8. #977a61
  9. #8f7c6b
  10. #887e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a67c6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887802 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8e17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0565d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8730e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b38218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8604b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6c19 {
  color: #cc6c19;
}
Background
.bg-cc6c19 {
  background-color: #cc6c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #cc6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6c19, #ccc519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 2.54 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 3.73 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.34 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.86 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.82 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 7.35 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.62 #3393e6 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#cc6c19  rgb(204, 108, 25)  hsl(28, 78%, 45%)  Chocolate
#1979cc  rgb(25, 121, 204)  hsl(208, 78%, 45%)  True Blue
#19cc6c  rgb(25, 204, 108)  hsl(148, 78%, 45%)  Emerald
#6c19cc  rgb(108, 25, 204)  hsl(268, 78%, 45%)  Han Purple