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#CC5B14 Color

#CC5B14 is rgb(204, 91, 20) in RGB, hsl(23, 82%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 90%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tenné (Tawny) (#CD5700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC5B14
HEX#CC5B14
RGBrgb(204, 91, 20)
HSLhsl(23, 82%, 44%)
HSVhsv(23, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 90%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.161 46.2)
LABlab(52.92% 43.43 57.71)
LCHlch(52.92% 72.23 53.03)

What #CC5B14 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 #CC5B14, 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.

#CC5B14 Channel Values

How #CC5B14 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 91 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 82% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 90% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC5B14 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC5B14 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC5B14

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC5B14; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CC5B14

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 #CC5B14.

How #CC5B14 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#CC5B14
Protanopia#79790F
Protanomaly#A16E11
Deuteranopia#8E8E00
Deuteranomaly#AA7D00
Tritanopia#CE5656
Tritanomaly#CD5844
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC5B14 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc5b14: #CC5B14;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC5B14;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc5b14': '#CC5B14' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.357, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_cc5b14">#CC5B14</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC5B14"

More Brown Colors

#CC5B14 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC5B14 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC5B14?

#CC5B14 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(204, 91, 20) in RGB and hsl(23, 82%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tenné (Tawny) (#CD5700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #CC5B14?

#CC5B14 is rgb(204, 91, 20) — red 204, green 91, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC5B14?

#CC5B14 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 90%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC5B14 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC5B14 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC5B14 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC5B14 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 5.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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