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#CC8861 Color

#CC8861 is rgb(204, 136, 97) in RGB, hsl(22, 51%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 52%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Copper (#DA8A67), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC8861
HEX#CC8861
RGBrgb(204, 136, 97)
HSLhsl(22, 51%, 59%)
HSVhsv(22, 52%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 52%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.099 50.3)
LABlab(63.18% 23.72 32.03)
LCHlch(63.18% 39.86 53.48)

What #CC8861 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 #CC8861, 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.

#CC8861 Channel Values

How #CC8861 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 136 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 51% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 52% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 52% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC8861 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC8861

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC8861; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CC8861

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 #CC8861.

How #CC8861 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#CC8861
Protanopia#969660
Protanomaly#AE9161
Deuteranopia#A3A35D
Deuteranomaly#B5995F
Tritanopia#CE8484
Tritanomaly#CD8677
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC8861 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc8861: #CC8861;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC8861;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc8861': '#CC8861' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.533, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_cc8861">#CC8861</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC8861"

More Orange Colors

#CC8861 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC8861 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC8861?

#CC8861 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(204, 136, 97) in RGB and hsl(22, 51%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Copper (#DA8A67), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #CC8861?

#CC8861 is rgb(204, 136, 97) — red 204, green 136, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC8861?

#CC8861 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 52%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC8861 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC8861 scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC8861 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC8861 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.09, which is visibly different.

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