#CC8A42

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #CC8A42

When working with digital screens, the color #CC8A42 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 138, and 66.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 32% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 31.3° hue, 57.5% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC8A42
RGB204, 138, 66
HSL31.3°, 57.5%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 32%, 68%, 20%
HSV31.3°, 67.6%, 80.0%
LAB62.9, 18.4, 47.6
XYZ35.0, 31.4, 9.4
Decimal13404738

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.28:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.76:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC8A42; }
.text-color { color: #CC8A42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC8A42; }

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