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#CC8A51

#cc8a51 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8a51 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.12% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 60.29% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 27.8°, with 54.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.3161

Complementary

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #5193cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #51ccc7
  3. #5155cc

Analogous

  1. #cc5155
  2. #cc8a51
  3. #ccc751

Triadic

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #51cc8a
  3. #8a51cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #93cc51
  3. #5193cc
  4. #8a51cc

Square

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #55cc51
  3. #5193cc
  4. #c751cc

Monochromatic

  1. #663f1e
  2. #a1642f
  3. #cc8a51
  4. #ddb28c
  5. #efdac7

Shades

#cc8a51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #b87c49
  3. #a36e41
  4. #8f6139
  5. #7a5331
  6. #664529
  7. #523720
  8. #3d2918
  9. #291c10
  10. #140e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8a51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #d19662
  3. #d6a174
  4. #dbad85
  5. #e0b997
  6. #e6c5a8
  7. #ebd0b9
  8. #f0dccb
  9. #f5e8dc
  10. #faf3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8a51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8a51
  2. #c48956
  3. #bd885a
  4. #b5875f
  5. #ae8664
  6. #a68569
  7. #9e846d
  8. #978372
  9. #8f8277
  10. #88817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e904c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9e52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7c7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b28d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9751 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6826e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8a51 {
  color: #cc8a51;
}
Background
.bg-cc8a51 {
  background-color: #cc8a51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8a51 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8a51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8a51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8a51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8a51, #ccc751);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8a51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 81 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.83 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.01 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 3.91 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.61 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.81 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.54 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.60 #3375ae Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#cc8a51  rgb(204, 138, 81)  hsl(28, 55%, 56%)  Peru
#5193cc  rgb(81, 147, 204)  hsl(208, 55%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#51cc8a  rgb(81, 204, 138)  hsl(148, 55%, 56%)  Emerald
#8a51cc  rgb(138, 81, 204)  hsl(268, 55%, 56%)  Dark Orchid