#CC9950
A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.
About #CC9950
At its core, #CC9950 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 153, and 80.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 25% Magenta, 61% Yellow, and 20% Black. The HSL representation is 35.3° hue, 54.9% saturation, and 55.7% 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#CC9950
RGB204, 153, 80
HSL35.3°, 54.9%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 25%, 61%, 20%
HSV35.3°, 60.8%, 80.0%
LAB66.7, 11.2, 45.1
XYZ37.7, 36.2, 12.6
Decimal13408592
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.24:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #CC9950;
}
.text-color {
color: #CC9950;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #CC9950;
}