#CCA050

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #CCA050

At its core, #CCA050 is a medium and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Peru. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 160, and 80.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 22% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 38.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCA050
RGB204, 160, 80
HSL38.7°, 54.9%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 22%, 61%, 20%
HSV38.7°, 60.8%, 80.0%
LAB68.4, 7.4, 47.1
XYZ38.9, 38.6, 13.0
Decimal13410384

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.71:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCA050; }
.text-color { color: #CCA050; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCA050; }

Similar Colors

Peru
#CD853F