Skip to the color picker

#cc8550 color: Caramel Bar

#cc8550 is rgb(204, 133, 80) in RGB and oklch(67.906% 0.1114 56.258) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

26°
100%

67.9%
0.111
56°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
7.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #cc8550

#cc8550 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67.9% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.98:1 contrast and black text 7.04:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Caramel Bar (#cc8654). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cc8550 mixed with white

  1. cc8550
  2. d29162
  3. d89d74
  4. ddaa85
  5. e2b697
  6. e8c2a8
  7. edceb9
  8. f1daca
  9. f6e6dc
  10. fbf3ed

Darker: #cc8550 mixed with black

  1. cc8550
  2. b17344
  3. 976139
  4. 7e502e
  5. 654024
  6. 4e301a
  7. 372110
  8. 221307
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cc8550 with less saturation

  1. cc8550
  2. c78759
  3. c28a61
  4. bd8c69
  5. b88e70
  6. b39077
  7. ae917e
  8. a99385
  9. a3958b
  10. 9e9691

Questions about #cc8550

What color is #cc8550?

#cc8550 is soft orange. The closest named color is Caramel Bar. In RGB it is rgb(204, 133, 80), in HSL hsl(25.65, 54.87%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.906% 0.1114 56.258).

What colors go well with #cc8550?

The complementary color of #cc8550 is #4aa2d3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d47c73 and #b6933d. The triadic partners are #35ae96 and #9e89d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cc8550?

Black text reads better on #cc8550: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and black gives 7.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cc8550 a warm or cool color?

#cc8550 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 67.9% and its chroma 0.111.