#CC490F

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #CC490F

Visually, #CC490F is defined as a vivid orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Chocolate. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 73, and 15.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 64% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC490F
RGB204, 73, 15
HSL18.4°, 86.3%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 64%, 93%, 20%
HSV18.4°, 92.6%, 80.0%
LAB49.1, 49.8, 56.0
XYZ27.4, 17.6, 2.4
Decimal13388047

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.53:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.85:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC490F; }
.text-color { color: #CC490F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC490F; }

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