HEX Color #FFCC7C (Sandybrown)

About #FFCC7C

The precise color #FFCC7C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Sandybrown. Its digital footprint relies on 255 parts red, 204 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 20% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 36.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FFCC7C

RGB255, 204, 124

HSL36.6°, 100.0%, 74.3%

CMYK0%, 20%, 51%, 0%

HSV36.6°, 51.4%, 100.0%

LAB84.9, 8.7, 46.4

XYZ66.5, 65.9, 28.3

Decimal16764028

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#FFCC7C #7CAEFF

Analogous

#FF8A7C #F0FF7C

Triadic

#7CFFCC #CC7CFF

Tetradic

#7CFF8A #7CAEFF #FF7CF0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#FFCC7C

#FFD18A

#FFD799

#FFDDA7

#FFE2B6

#FFE8C4

#FFEED3

#FFF3E1

#FFF9F0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#FFCC7C

#E2B56E

#C69E60

#AA8852

#8D7144

#715A37

#554429

#382D1B

#1C160D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.48:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.18:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.42:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.05:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFCC7C; }

.text-color { color: #FFCC7C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFCC7C; }

Similar Colors

Sandybrown

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