HEX atlas value

#CC7533

#CC7533 is a warm orange HEX color close to Bronze. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 117, 51, HSL 26, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.258, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#CC7533 Sample readable text

HEX #CC7533

RGB rgb(204, 117, 51)

HSL hsl(26 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.258

Contrast Black 6.16:1White 3.41:1

CSS

--color-cc7533: #CC7533;
.background-cc7533 { background-color: #CC7533; }
.text-cc7533 { color: #CC7533; }

Luminance0.258

Black text6.16:1AA Pass

White text3.41:1AA 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":"#CC7533","rgb":[204,117,51],"hsl":[26,60,50],"cmyk":[0,43,75,20],"luminance":0.258,"contrast":{"black":6.16,"white":3.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CCC233","hex":"#CCC233","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.33,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DEA77C","hex":"#DEA77C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#834B21","hex":"#834B21","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.99,"contrastWhite":7.01,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#E87217","hex":"#E87217","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Bronze adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cc7533.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#338ACC","analogous":["#CC333D","#CCC233"],"triadic":["#33CC75","#7533CC"],"tetradic":["#3DCC33","#338ACC","#C233CC"],"splitComplementary":["#33CCC2","#333DCC"],"monochromatic":["#DEA77C","#CC7533","#834B21"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEA77C","dark":"#834B21","saturated":"#E87217","desaturated":"#B0794F","pastel":"#DCBBA3","neon":"#FF8629"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":10.099504938362077},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":17.11724276862369},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":20.09975124224178}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CC7533

#CC7533 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #CC7533 is visually closest to Bronze, a named orange color with HEX #CD7F32.

The RGB channels are 204, 117, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.258, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.16:1AA Pass

White text3.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CC7533 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.16:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CCC233#000000 text · best 11.33:1#CCC233

#DEA77C#000000 text · best 9.92:1#DEA77C

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

#834B21#FFFFFF text · best 7.01:1#834B21

#E87217#000000 text · best 6.85:1#E87217

Generated Palette

#CC7533#CC7533

#338ACC#338ACC

#CC333D#CC333D

#CCC233#CCC233

#DEA77C#DEA77C

#834B21#834B21

Color Harmonies

#338ACC#338ACC

#CC333D#CC333D

#CCC233#CCC233

#33CC75#33CC75

#7533CC#7533CC

Variants

#DEA77C#DEA77C

#834B21#834B21

#E87217#E87217

#B0794F#B0794F

#DCBBA3#DCBBA3

#FF8629#FF8629

Nearest Named Colors

Bronze#CD7F32

Ochre#CC7722

Peru#CD853F

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#CC7533

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CC7533

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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