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#cc8856 color: Cork Brown

#cc8856 is rgb(204, 136, 86) in RGB and oklch(68.542% 0.10637 56.19) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

68.5%
0.106
56°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #cc8856

#cc8856 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.91:1 contrast and black text 7.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cork Brown (#cc8855). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cc8856 mixed with white

  1. cc8856
  2. d29467
  3. d7a078
  4. ddac89
  5. e2b79a
  6. e7c3ab
  7. eccfbb
  8. f1dbcc
  9. f6e7dd
  10. fbf3ee

Darker: #cc8856 mixed with black

  1. cc8856
  2. b1754a
  3. 97633e
  4. 7e5232
  5. 654127
  6. 4e311c
  7. 372212
  8. 221308
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cc8856 with less saturation

  1. cc8856
  2. c78a5e
  3. c38c66
  4. be8e6d
  5. b99074
  6. b4927a
  7. af9481
  8. aa9587
  9. a5978e
  10. 9f9894

Questions about #cc8856

What color is #cc8856?

#cc8856 is soft orange. The closest named color is Cork Brown. In RGB it is rgb(204, 136, 86), in HSL hsl(25.42, 53.64%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.542% 0.10637 56.19).

What colors go well with #cc8856?

The complementary color of #cc8856 is #51a4d3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d47f77 and #b79545. The triadic partners are #40af98 and #a08cd4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cc8856?

Black text reads better on #cc8856: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and black gives 7.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cc8856 a warm or cool color?

#cc8856 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.106.