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#CC6C3E

#cc6c3e ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc6c3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 69.61% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 19.44°, with 58.2% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.2391

Complementary

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #3e9ecc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #3eccb3
  3. #3e57cc

Analogous

  1. #cc3e57
  2. #cc6c3e
  3. #ccb33e

Triadic

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #3ecc6c
  3. #6c3ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #9ecc3e
  3. #3e9ecc
  4. #6c3ecc

Square

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #57cc3e
  3. #3e9ecc
  4. #b33ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #592d18
  2. #964b28
  3. #cc6c3e
  4. #dc9a7b
  5. #ecc8b7

Shades

#cc6c3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #b86138
  3. #a35632
  4. #8f4c2b
  5. #7a4125
  6. #66361f
  7. #522b19
  8. #3d2013
  9. #29160c
  10. #140b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6c3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #d17b51
  3. #d68965
  4. #db9878
  5. #e0a78b
  6. #e6b69f
  7. #ebc4b2
  8. #f0d3c5
  9. #f5e2d8
  10. #faf0ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6c3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6c3e
  2. #c46e45
  3. #bd704b
  4. #b57252
  5. #ae7458
  6. #a6765f
  7. #9e7866
  8. #977a6c
  9. #8f7c73
  10. #887e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a77d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867939 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8e3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df5962 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7743b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2823d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d86156 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6c3e {
  color: #cc6c3e;
}
Background
.bg-cc6c3e {
  background-color: #cc6c3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6c3e {
  border: 2px solid #cc6c3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6c3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 108 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6c3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6c3e, #ccb33e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6c3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 108 62 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 5.44 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.98 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.25 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.48 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 7.70 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.57 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.68 #3393c1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#cc6c3e  rgb(204, 108, 62)  hsl(19, 58%, 52%)  Chocolate
#3e9ecc  rgb(62, 158, 204)  hsl(199, 58%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#3ecc6c  rgb(62, 204, 108)  hsl(139, 58%, 52%)  Emerald
#6c3ecc  rgb(108, 62, 204)  hsl(259, 58%, 52%)  Iris