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#CCAC75 Color

#CCAC75 is rgb(204, 172, 117) in RGB, hsl(38, 46%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCAC75
HEX#CCAC75
RGBrgb(204, 172, 117)
HSLhsl(38, 46%, 63%)
HSVhsv(38, 43%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.081 80.6)
LABlab(72.29% 6.60 32.84)
LCHlch(72.29% 33.49 78.63)

What #CCAC75 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 #CCAC75, 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.

#CCAC75 Channel Values

How #CCAC75 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 172 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 46% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 43% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 43% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCAC75 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCAC75 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCAC75

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCAC75; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CCAC75

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 #CCAC75.

How #CCAC75 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#CCAC75
Protanopia#B2B275
Protanomaly#BDB075
Deuteranopia#B7B773
Deuteranomaly#C0B374
Tritanopia#D0A6A6
Tritanomaly#CFA995
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCAC75 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccac75: #CCAC75;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCAC75;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccac75': '#CCAC75' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.675, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_ccac75">#CCAC75</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCAC75"

More Orange Colors

#CCAC75 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCAC75 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCAC75?

#CCAC75 is a light orange — rgb(204, 172, 117) in RGB and hsl(38, 46%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #CCAC75?

#CCAC75 is rgb(204, 172, 117) — red 204, green 172, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCAC75?

#CCAC75 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCAC75 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCAC75 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCAC75 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCAC75 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 6.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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