What color is #CCA596?

#CCA596 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 #CCA596?

The RGB value is 204, 165, 150: 204 red, 165 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA596?

The complementary color is #96BDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA596 color

#CCA596 rgb(204, 165, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CCA596 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (204, 165, 150).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#CCA596 color codes

HEX	`#CCA596`
RGB	`rgb(204, 165, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 64.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.84, 12.09, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.84, 17.89, 47.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.863, 41.951, 34.635)`
Decimal	`13411734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA596, 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 #CCA596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #CCA596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca596; }
.text { color: #cca596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 165 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca596, #ccc096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CCA596?: #CCA596 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 #CCA596?: The RGB value is 204, 165, 150: 204 red, 165 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA596?: The complementary color is #96BDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.