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#cc8056 color: Apricot Brown

#cc8056 is rgb(204, 128, 86) in RGB and oklch(67.094% 0.11027 49.033) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

67.1%
0.110
49°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #cc8056

#cc8056 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.09:1 contrast and black text 6.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Brown (#cc7e5b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cc8056 mixed with white

  1. cc8056
  2. d28d67
  3. d89978
  4. dda689
  5. e3b399
  6. e8bfaa
  7. edccbb
  8. f2d9cc
  9. f6e5dd
  10. fbf2ee

Darker: #cc8056 mixed with black

  1. cc8056
  2. b16e4a
  3. 975d3e
  4. 7e4d32
  5. 653d27
  6. 4e2e1c
  7. 371f12
  8. 221208
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cc8056 with less saturation

  1. cc8056
  2. c7835d
  3. c28564
  4. bd886b
  5. b88a72
  6. b28c78
  7. ad8e7e
  8. a79084
  9. a1928a
  10. 9c9490

Questions about #cc8056

What color is #cc8056?

#cc8056 is soft orange. The closest named color is Apricot Brown. In RGB it is rgb(204, 128, 86), in HSL hsl(21.36, 53.64%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.094% 0.11027 49.033).

What colors go well with #cc8056?

The complementary color of #cc8056 is #3ca2cb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d1787a and #ba8d3e. The triadic partners are #40ab8a and #938ad5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cc8056?

Black text reads better on #cc8056: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and black gives 6.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cc8056 a warm or cool color?

#cc8056 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 67.1% and its chroma 0.11.