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#CC8B4E

#cc8b4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8b4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.86% magenta, 61.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 29.05°, with 55.26% saturation and 55.29% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3185

Complementary

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #4e8fcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #4eccca
  3. #4e50cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4e50
  2. #cc8b4e
  3. #ccca4e

Triadic

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #4ecc8b
  3. #8b4ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #8fcc4e
  3. #4e8fcc
  4. #8b4ecc

Square

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #50cc4e
  3. #4e8fcc
  4. #ca4ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #643f1d
  2. #a0652e
  3. #cc8b4e
  4. #ddb289
  5. #eed9c5

Shades

#cc8b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #b87d46
  3. #a36f3e
  4. #8f6137
  5. #7a532f
  6. #664627
  7. #52381f
  8. #3d2a17
  9. #291c10
  10. #140e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #d19760
  3. #d6a271
  4. #dbae83
  5. #e0b995
  6. #e6c5a7
  7. #ebd1b8
  8. #f0dcca
  9. #f5e8dc
  10. #faf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8b4e
  2. #c48a53
  3. #bd8958
  4. #b5885d
  5. #ae8762
  6. #a68667
  7. #9e846c
  8. #978371
  9. #8f8276
  10. #88817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09482 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9f4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7d7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38e4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb974e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7836d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8b4e {
  color: #cc8b4e;
}
Background
.bg-cc8b4e {
  background-color: #cc8b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8b4e {
  border: 2px solid #cc8b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 139 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8b4e, #ccca4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 139 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.36 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.51 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.33 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.91 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.70 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.24 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.52 #3374b1 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Peru
#cc8b4e  rgb(204, 139, 78)  hsl(29, 55%, 55%)  Peru
#4e8fcc  rgb(78, 143, 204)  hsl(209, 55%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#4ecc8b  rgb(78, 204, 139)  hsl(149, 55%, 55%)  Emerald
#8b4ecc  rgb(139, 78, 204)  hsl(269, 55%, 55%)  Dark Orchid