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#CC871E Color

#CC871E is rgb(204, 135, 30) in RGB, hsl(36, 74%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC871E
HEX#CC871E
RGBrgb(204, 135, 30)
HSLhsl(36, 74%, 46%)
HSVhsv(36, 85%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.138 71)
LABlab(62.41% 21.55 61.54)
LCHlch(62.41% 65.20 70.70)

What #CC871E 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 #CC871E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 6.79Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 8.56Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 8.65Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 8.99Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.86Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 10.01

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

#CC871E Channel Values

How #CC871E 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 135 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 74% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 85% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 85% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC871E 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC871E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC871E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC871E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC871E
Complementary
#1E64CC
Analogous
#CC301E
Analogous
#BBCC1E
Triadic
#1ECC87
Triadic
#871ECC
Split comp.
#1EBBCC
Split comp.
#301ECC

Tints & Shades of #CC871E

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

#E0992E
#E5AA52
#EAB971
#EFCB95
#F4DAB4
#F9EBD7

Shades

#B1751B
#976417
#7C5213
#62400F
#472F0B
#2C1D07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC871E.

How #CC871E 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#CC871E
Protanopia#96961C
Protanomaly#AE901D
Deuteranopia#A2A20A
Deuteranomaly#B49814
Tritanopia#D07F7F
Tritanomaly#CF8266
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC871E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc871e: #CC871E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC871E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc871e': '#CC871E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.529, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_cc871e">#CC871E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC871E"

More Orange Colors

#CC871E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CC871E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC871E?

#CC871E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(204, 135, 30) in RGB and hsl(36, 74%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #CC871E?

#CC871E is rgb(204, 135, 30) — red 204, green 135, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC871E?

#CC871E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC871E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC871E scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC871E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC871E 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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