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#CC8038 Color

#CC8038 is rgb(204, 128, 56) in RGB, hsl(29, 59%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 73%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bronze (#CD7F32), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC8038
HEX#CC8038
RGBrgb(204, 128, 56)
HSLhsl(29, 59%, 51%)
HSVhsv(29, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 73%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.127 60.8)
LABlab(60.91% 25.85 50.26)
LCHlch(60.91% 56.52 62.78)

What #CC8038 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 #CC8038, 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.

#CC8038 Channel Values

How #CC8038 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 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 59% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 73% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 73% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC8038 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 text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC8038 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC8038

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC8038; 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 #CC8038

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 #CC8038.

How #CC8038 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#CC8038
Protanopia#919137
Protanomaly#AC8A37
Deuteranopia#9E9E2F
Deuteranomaly#B39333
Tritanopia#CF7A7A
Tritanomaly#CE7C66
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC8038 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc8038: #CC8038;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC8038;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc8038': '#CC8038' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.502, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_cc8038">#CC8038</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC8038"

More Orange Colors

#CC8038 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC8038 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC8038?

#CC8038 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(204, 128, 56) in RGB and hsl(29, 59%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bronze (#CD7F32), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.69.

What is the RGB value of #CC8038?

#CC8038 is rgb(204, 128, 56) — red 204, green 128, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC8038?

#CC8038 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 73%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC8038 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC8038 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC8038 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC8038 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 2.97, which is very hard to tell apart.

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