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#cc8a56 color: Cork Brown

#cc8a56 is rgb(204, 138, 86) in RGB and oklch(68.911% 0.10567 58.052) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

68.9%
0.106
58°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #cc8a56

#cc8a56 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 68.9% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.86:1 contrast and black text 7.34:1, 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: #cc8a56 mixed with white

  1. cc8a56
  2. d29668
  3. d7a179
  4. ddad89
  5. e2b99a
  6. e7c4ab
  7. ecd0bb
  8. f1dccc
  9. f6e7dd
  10. fbf3ee

Darker: #cc8a56 mixed with black

  1. cc8a56
  2. b1774a
  3. 97653e
  4. 7e5332
  5. 654227
  6. 4e321c
  7. 372212
  8. 221408
  9. 0f0702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cc8a56 with less saturation

  1. cc8a56
  2. c78c5e
  3. c38e66
  4. be906d
  5. ba9274
  6. b5947b
  7. b09582
  8. ab9788
  9. a6988f
  10. a09a95

Questions about #cc8a56

What color is #cc8a56?

#cc8a56 is soft orange. The closest named color is Cork Brown. In RGB it is rgb(204, 138, 86), in HSL hsl(26.44, 53.64%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.911% 0.10567 58.052).

What colors go well with #cc8a56?

The complementary color of #cc8a56 is #55a4d5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d58176 and #b69747. The triadic partners are #40b09b and #a38cd4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cc8a56?

Black text reads better on #cc8a56: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and black gives 7.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cc8a56 a warm or cool color?

#cc8a56 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 68.9% and its chroma 0.106.