#CC7000 Color

#CC7000 is rgb(204, 112, 0) in RGB, hsl(33, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC7000

HEX#CC7000

RGBrgb(204, 112, 0)

HSLhsl(33, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(33, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.151 59)

LABlab(57.12% 33.02 64.45)

LCHlch(57.12% 72.42 62.87)

What #CC7000 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 #CC7000, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 5.4 Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 7.93 Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 8.45 Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.3 Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 9.72 Fulvous#E48400ΔE 9.96

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

#CC7000 Channel Values

How #CC7000 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 112 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 33° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 33° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 45% · Y 100% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.57:1 vs white · 5.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC7000 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC7000 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC7000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC7000; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CC7000

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 #CC7000.

How #CC7000 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#CC7000

Protanopia#868600

Protanomaly#A77E00

Deuteranopia#979700

Deuteranomaly#AF8900

Tritanopia#CF6969

Tritanomaly#CE6C52

Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC7000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc7000: #CC7000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC7000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc7000': '#CC7000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.439, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_cc7000">#CC7000</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC7000"

More Brown Colors

#CC7000 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cd5700 cc6600 cd7a00 cc5500 d08700 cc3300 d17d00 cb8a10 d67600 cb410b d68400 ca3500 0c0a09 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000

#CC7000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC7000?

#CC7000 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(204, 112, 0) in RGB and hsl(33, 100%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #CC7000?

#CC7000 is rgb(204, 112, 0) — red 204, green 112, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC7000?

#CC7000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC7000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC7000 scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC7000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC7000 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 9.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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