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#CCAD85 Color

#CCAD85 is rgb(204, 173, 133) in RGB, hsl(34, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (#D2B48C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCAD85
HEX#CCAD85
RGBrgb(204, 173, 133)
HSLhsl(34, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(34, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.065 73.7)
LABlab(72.77% 7.43 25.02)
LCHlch(72.77% 26.10 73.45)

What #CCAD85 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 #CCAD85, 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.

#CCAD85 Channel Values

How #CCAD85 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 173 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 35% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCAD85 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCAD85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCAD85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCAD85; 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 #CCAD85

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 #CCAD85.

How #CCAD85 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#CCAD85
Protanopia#B3B385
Protanomaly#BDB185
Deuteranopia#B8B884
Deuteranomaly#C0B484
Tritanopia#CFA9A9
Tritanomaly#CEAA9C
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCAD85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccad85: #CCAD85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCAD85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccad85': '#CCAD85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.678, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_ccad85">#CCAD85</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCAD85"

More Orange Colors

#CCAD85 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCAD85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCAD85?

#CCAD85 is a light orange — rgb(204, 173, 133) in RGB and hsl(34, 41%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (#D2B48C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.54.

What is the RGB value of #CCAD85?

#CCAD85 is rgb(204, 173, 133) — red 204, green 173, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCAD85?

#CCAD85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCAD85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCAD85 scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCAD85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCAD85 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 2.54, which is very hard to tell apart.

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