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#CCAF7B Color

#CCAF7B is rgb(204, 175, 123) in RGB, hsl(39, 44%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCAF7B
HEX#CCAF7B
RGBrgb(204, 175, 123)
HSLhsl(39, 44%, 64%)
HSVhsv(39, 40%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.076 81.7)
LABlab(73.13% 5.56 30.78)
LCHlch(73.13% 31.28 79.75)

What #CCAF7B 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 #CCAF7B, 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.

#CCAF7B Channel Values

How #CCAF7B 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 175 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 44% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 40% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 40% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCAF7B 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCAF7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCAF7B; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCAF7B

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 #CCAF7B.

How #CCAF7B 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#CCAF7B
Protanopia#B4B47B
Protanomaly#BEB27B
Deuteranopia#B9B97A
Deuteranomaly#C1B57A
Tritanopia#D0AAAA
Tritanomaly#CFAC99
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCAF7B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccaf7b: #CCAF7B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCAF7B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccaf7b': '#CCAF7B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.686, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_ccaf7b">#CCAF7B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCAF7B"

More Orange Colors

#CCAF7B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCAF7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCAF7B?

#CCAF7B is a light orange — rgb(204, 175, 123) in RGB and hsl(39, 44%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.4.

What is the RGB value of #CCAF7B?

#CCAF7B is rgb(204, 175, 123) — red 204, green 175, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCAF7B?

#CCAF7B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCAF7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCAF7B scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCAF7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCAF7B 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 5.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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