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#CC420F Color

#CC420F is rgb(204, 66, 15) in RGB, hsl(16, 86%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 93%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC420F
HEX#CC420F
RGBrgb(204, 66, 15)
HSLhsl(16, 86%, 43%)
HSVhsv(16, 93%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 93%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.183 37.4)
LABlab(48.72% 54.07 56.65)
LCHlch(48.72% 78.31 46.33)

What #CC420F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CC420F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#CC420F Channel Values

How #CC420F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 66 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 86% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 93% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 93% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.82:1 vs white · 4.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC420F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC420F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC420F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC420F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CC420F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC420F.

How #CC420F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CC420F
Protanopia#6B6B08
Protanomaly#9C5E0B
Deuteranopia#858500
Deuteranomaly#A67000
Tritanopia#CD3E3E
Tritanomaly#CD4031
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC420F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cc420f: #CC420F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC420F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc420f': '#CC420F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.259, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_cc420f">#CC420F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC420F"

More Brown Colors

#CC420F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC420F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC420F?

#CC420F is a mid-tone brown — rgb(204, 66, 15) in RGB and hsl(16, 86%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.88.

What is the RGB value of #CC420F?

#CC420F is rgb(204, 66, 15) — red 204, green 66, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC420F?

#CC420F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 93%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC420F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC420F scores 4.82:1 against white and 4.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC420F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC420F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 16.83, which is visibly different.

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