What color is #CCA590?

#CCA590 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA590?

The RGB value is 204, 165, 144: 204 red, 165 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA590?

The complementary color is #90B7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA590 color

#CCA590 rgb(204, 165, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CCA590 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 64.7% green and 56.5% blue (204, 165, 144).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#CCA590 color codes

HEX	`#CCA590`
RGB	`rgb(204, 165, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 64.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, 11.26, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 19.82, 55.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.392, 41.763, 32.156)`
Decimal	`13411728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA590, 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 #CCA590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #CCA590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca590; }
.text { color: #cca590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 165 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca590, #ccc390); }

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Questions

What color is #CCA590?: #CCA590 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA590?: The RGB value is 204, 165, 144: 204 red, 165 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA590?: The complementary color is #90B7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.