What color is #CCA47E?

#CCA47E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA47E?

The RGB value is 204, 164, 126: 204 red, 164 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA47E?

The complementary color is #7EA6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA47E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA47E color

#CCA47E rgb(204, 164, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CCA47E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 64.3% green and 49.4% blue (204, 164, 126).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 43% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Latte (#C5A582), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#CCA47E color codes

HEX	`#CCA47E`
RGB	`rgb(204, 164, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 64.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 43%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 38%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.1, 9.53, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.1, 27.04, 69.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.944, 40.897, 25.419)`
Decimal	`13411454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA47E, 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 #CCA47E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA47E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #CCA47E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca47e; }
.text { color: #cca47e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca47e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 164 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca47e, #cccb7e); }

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Questions

What color is #CCA47E?: #CCA47E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA47E?: The RGB value is 204, 164, 126: 204 red, 164 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA47E?: The complementary color is #7EA6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA47E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.