What color is #CC8F15?

#CC8F15 is a vivid orange known as End of Summer. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of End of Summer?

The RGB value is 204, 143, 21: 204 red, 143 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of End of Summer?

The complementary color is #1552CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC8F15?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

End of Summer color: hex code #CC8F15

#CC8F15 rgb(204, 143, 21)

Shades of orange

End of Summer has the hex code #CC8F15. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 56.1% green and 8.2% blue (204, 143, 21).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 81% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 90% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

End of Summer (#CC8F15) color codes

HEX	`#CC8F15`
RGB	`rgb(204, 143, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 56.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 81%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 90%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 90%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.79, 14.01, 65.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.79, 66.7, 77.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.862, 32.54, 5.154)`
Decimal	`13405973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with End of Summer, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CC8F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC8F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CC8F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc8f15; }
.text { color: #cc8f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc8f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 143 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc8f15, #aecc15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #CC8F15 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC8F15?: #CC8F15 is a vivid orange known as End of Summer. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of End of Summer?: The RGB value is 204, 143, 21: 204 red, 143 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of End of Summer?: The complementary color is #1552CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC8F15?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.