HEX atlas value

#CC6933

#CC6933 is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 105, 51, HSL 21, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.2318, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#CC6933 Sample readable text

HEX #CC6933

RGB rgb(204, 105, 51)

HSL hsl(21 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.2318

Contrast Black 5.64:1White 3.73:1

CSS

--color-cc6933: #CC6933;
.background-cc6933 { background-color: #CC6933; }
.text-cc6933 { color: #CC6933; }

Luminance0.2318

Black text5.64:1AA Pass

White text3.73:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CC6933","rgb":[204,105,51],"hsl":[21,60,50],"cmyk":[0,49,75,20],"luminance":0.2318,"contrast":{"black":5.64,"white":3.73}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCB533","hex":"#CCB533","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.22,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DE9F7C","hex":"#DE9F7C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.36,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#834321","hex":"#834321","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.79,"contrastWhite":7.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#3396CC","hex":"#3396CC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.38,"contrastWhite":3.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cc6933.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3396CC","analogous":["#CC334A","#CCB533"],"triadic":["#33CC69","#6933CC"],"tetradic":["#4ACC33","#3396CC","#B533CC"],"splitComplementary":["#33CCB5","#334ACC"],"monochromatic":["#DE9F7C","#CC6933","#834321"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DE9F7C","dark":"#834321","saturated":"#E86017","desaturated":"#B0714F","pastel":"#DCB7A3","neon":"#FF7429"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":21.840329667841555},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":22.02271554554524},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":22.045407685048602},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":22.360679774997898}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CC6933

#CC6933 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #CC6933 is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 204, 105, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 60% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2318, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.84, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.64:1AA Pass

White text3.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CC6933 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.64:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCB533#000000 text · best 10.22:1#CCB533

#DE9F7C#000000 text · best 9.36:1#DE9F7C

#834321#FFFFFF text · best 7.53:1#834321

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

#3396CC#000000 text · best 6.38:1#3396CC

Generated Palette

#CC6933#CC6933

#3396CC#3396CC

#CC334A#CC334A

#CCB533#CCB533

#DE9F7C#DE9F7C

#834321#834321

Color Harmonies

#3396CC#3396CC

#CC334A#CC334A

#CCB533#CCB533

#33CC69#33CC69

#6933CC#6933CC

Variants

#DE9F7C#DE9F7C

#834321#834321

#E86017#E86017

#B0714F#B0714F

#DCB7A3#DCB7A3

#FF7429#FF7429

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Bronze#CD7F32

Copper#B87333

#CC6933

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CC6933

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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