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#CCA361 Color

#CCA361 is rgb(204, 163, 97) in RGB, hsl(37, 51%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 52%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCA361
HEX#CCA361
RGBrgb(204, 163, 97)
HSLhsl(37, 51%, 59%)
HSVhsv(37, 52%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 52%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.097 78.3)
LABlab(69.76% 9.78 40.04)
LCHlch(69.76% 41.21 76.28)

What #CCA361 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 #CCA361, 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.

#CCA361 Channel Values

How #CCA361 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 163 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 51% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 52% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 52% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCA361 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCA361 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCA361

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCA361; 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 #CCA361

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 #CCA361.

How #CCA361 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#CCA361
Protanopia#ABAB61
Protanomaly#B9A861
Deuteranopia#B2B25E
Deuteranomaly#BDAC5F
Tritanopia#D19D9D
Tritanomaly#CF9F89
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCA361 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cca361: #CCA361;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCA361;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cca361': '#CCA361' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.639, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_cca361">#CCA361</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCA361"

More Orange Colors

#CCA361 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCA361 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCA361?

#CCA361 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(204, 163, 97) in RGB and hsl(37, 51%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #CCA361?

#CCA361 is rgb(204, 163, 97) — red 204, green 163, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCA361?

#CCA361 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 52%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCA361 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCA361 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCA361 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCA361 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 12.32, which is visibly different.

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