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#CC8A4E

#cc8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8a4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 61.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 28.57°, 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3156

Complementary

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #4e90cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #4eccc9
  3. #4e51cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4e51
  2. #cc8a4e
  3. #ccc94e

Triadic

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #4ecc8a
  3. #8a4ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #90cc4e
  3. #4e90cc
  4. #8a4ecc

Square

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #51cc4e
  3. #4e90cc
  4. #c94ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #643f1d
  2. #a0642e
  3. #cc8a4e
  4. #ddb189
  5. #eed9c5

Shades

#cc8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #b87c46
  3. #a36e3e
  4. #8f6137
  5. #7a532f
  6. #664527
  7. #52371f
  8. #3d2917
  9. #291c10
  10. #140e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #d19660
  3. #d6a171
  4. #dbad83
  5. #e0b995
  6. #e6c5a7
  7. #ebd0b8
  8. #f0dcca
  9. #f5e8dc
  10. #faf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8a4e
  2. #c48953
  3. #bd8858
  4. #b5875d
  5. #ae8662
  6. #a68567
  7. #9e846c
  8. #978371
  9. #8f8276
  10. #88817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8f48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9e4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b28d4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb974e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7826d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8a4e {
  color: #cc8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-cc8a4e {
  background-color: #cc8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #cc8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8a4e, #ccc94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.30 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.35 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.20 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.54 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.51 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.43 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.50 #3375b1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Peru
#cc8a4e  rgb(204, 138, 78)  hsl(29, 55%, 55%)  Peru
#4e90cc  rgb(78, 144, 204)  hsl(209, 55%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#4ecc8a  rgb(78, 204, 138)  hsl(149, 55%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a4ecc  rgb(138, 78, 204)  hsl(269, 55%, 55%)  Dark Orchid