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#CC6505 Color

#CC6505 is rgb(204, 101, 5) in RGB, hsl(29, 95%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 98%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC6505
HEX#CC6505
RGBrgb(204, 101, 5)
HSLhsl(29, 95%, 41%)
HSVhsv(29, 98%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 98%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.156 52.6)
LABlab(54.84% 38.52 62.27)
LCHlch(54.84% 73.22 58.26)

What #CC6505 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 #CC6505, 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.

#CC6505 Channel Values

How #CC6505 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 101 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 95% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 98% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 98% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.87:1 vs white · 5.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC6505 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 text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC6505 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC6505

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC6505; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CC6505

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 #CC6505.

How #CC6505 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#CC6505
Protanopia#7F7F00
Protanomaly#A37501
Deuteranopia#929200
Deuteranomaly#AC8200
Tritanopia#CE5F5F
Tritanomaly#CD614A
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC6505 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc6505: #CC6505;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC6505;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc6505': '#CC6505' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.396, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_cc6505">#CC6505</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC6505"

More Brown Colors

#CC6505 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC6505 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC6505?

#CC6505 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(204, 101, 5) in RGB and hsl(29, 95%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #CC6505?

#CC6505 is rgb(204, 101, 5) — red 204, green 101, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC6505?

#CC6505 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 98%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC6505 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC6505 scores 3.87:1 against white and 5.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC6505 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC6505 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 5.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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