Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Ochre

Ochre is a balanced orange color with HEX #CC7722. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 204, 119, 34, HSL 30, 71%, 47%, warm temperature, and is useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes.

#CC7722 orange warm balanced
HEX #CC7722
RGB rgb(204, 119, 34)
HSL hsl(30 71% 47%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 83, 20)
Luminance 0.2615
Contrast Black 6.23:1White 3.37:1

CSS Utilities

--color-ochre: #CC7722;
.bg-ochre { background-color: #CC7722; }
.text-ochre { color: #CC7722; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2615
Black text6.23:1AA Pass
White text3.37:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    34
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    30,
    71,
    47
  ],
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    83,
    20
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#CDCD23"
  ],
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    "#7823CD"
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    "#2378CD",
    "#CD23CD"
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    "#2323CD"
  ],
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    "#E5A666",
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    "#7E4A15"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "light": "#E5A666",
  "dark": "#7E4A15",
  "saturated": "#E77808",
  "desaturated": "#B3783D",
  "pastel": "#E0B890",
  "neon": "#FF8C1A"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#2378CD",
    "#CD2323",
    "#CDCD23"
  ],
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    "#E5A666"
  ],
  "neutral": [
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#E5A666",
    "#B3783D"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "copper",
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  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/wcag/ochre",
      "/css/colors/ochre",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Ochre",
  "hex": "#CC7722",
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    "food branding",
    "interior palettes"
  ],
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      "warmth",
      "comfort",
      "approachability"
    ],
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      "hospitality",
      "craft",
      "food",
      "home decor"
    ],
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      "cold technical interfaces"
    ]
  },
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  "confidence": "medium",
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
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  ],
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    "food-branding",
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    "warmth",
    "comfort",
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  ],
  "popularity": 80,
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    119,
    34
  ],
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    71,
    47
  ],
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    20
  ],
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  },
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      "#CD2323",
      "#CDCD23"
    ],
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    ],
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
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      "#2378CD",
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      "#CDCD23"
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      "#B3783D",
      "#E5A666"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
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      "#E5A666",
      "#B3783D"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Ochre Color

Ochre sits in the orange family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Ochre is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include warmth, comfort, and approachability, which makes it relevant for hospitality and craft. In design work, Ochre is most useful for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Ochre accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #CC7722.Ochre CSS utilitiesUse Ochre in CSS variables and utility classes.#CC7722 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Ochre paletteOpen the generated palette based on Ochre.Ochre harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Ochre against black and white text.

Black text6.23:1AA Pass
White text3.37:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Chocolate#D2691E
Cinnamon#D2691E
Bronze#CD7F32
Copper#B87333
Polished Copper#B87333

Color Harmonies

#2378CD#2378CD
#CD2323#CD2323
#CDCD23#CDCD23
#23CD78#23CD78
#7823CD#7823CD
Open full Ochre harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#E5A666#E5A666
#7E4A15#7E4A15
#E77808#E77808
#B3783D#B3783D
#E0B890#E0B890
#FF8C1A#FF8C1A

Pairings

Black#000000
#2378CD#2378CD
#CD2323#CD2323
#CDCD23#CDCD23
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5