What color is #CCA78B?

#CCA78B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA78B?

The RGB value is 204, 167, 139: 204 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA78B?

The complementary color is #8BB0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA78B color

#CCA78B rgb(204, 167, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CCA78B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 65.5% green and 54.5% blue (204, 167, 139).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Light Brown (#C4A484), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#CCA78B color codes

HEX	`#CCA78B`
RGB	`rgb(204, 167, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 65.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, 9.52, 19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 21.78, 64.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.382, 42.341, 30.309)`
Decimal	`13412235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA78B, 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 #CCA78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #CCA78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca78b; }
.text { color: #cca78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 167 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca78b, #ccc88b); }

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Questions

What color is #CCA78B?: #CCA78B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Light Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA78B?: The RGB value is 204, 167, 139: 204 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA78B?: The complementary color is #8BB0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.