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#CC8033 Color

#CC8033 is rgb(204, 128, 51) in RGB, hsl(30, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 75%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bronze (#CD7F32), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC8033
HEX#CC8033
RGBrgb(204, 128, 51)
HSLhsl(30, 60%, 50%)
HSVhsv(30, 75%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 75%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.13 62.2)
LABlab(60.88% 25.69 52.45)
LCHlch(60.88% 58.40 63.91)

What #CC8033 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 #CC8033, 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 orange in the library.

#CC8033 Channel Values

How #CC8033 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 128 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 60% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 75% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 75% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC8033 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC8033 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC8033

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC8033; 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 #CC8033

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 #CC8033.

How #CC8033 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#CC8033
Protanopia#919132
Protanomaly#AC8A32
Deuteranopia#9E9E29
Deuteranomaly#B3932D
Tritanopia#CF7979
Tritanomaly#CE7C65
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC8033 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc8033: #CC8033;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC8033;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc8033': '#CC8033' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.502, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_cc8033">#CC8033</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC8033"

More Orange Colors

#CC8033 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC8033 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC8033?

#CC8033 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(204, 128, 51) in RGB and hsl(30, 60%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bronze (#CD7F32), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.99.

What is the RGB value of #CC8033?

#CC8033 is rgb(204, 128, 51) — red 204, green 128, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC8033?

#CC8033 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 75%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC8033 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC8033 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC8033 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC8033 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 4.61, which is very hard to tell apart.

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