BROWN

Ochre

#CC7722

Conversions

HEX#CC7722

RGBrgb(204, 119, 34)

HSLhsl(30, 71%, 47%)

HSVhsv(30, 83%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 83%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #cc7722;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(204, 119, 34);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(30, 71%, 47%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.37 : 1

On ink blackPass · 5.68 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Ochre

Ochre is the hex color #CC7722, which translates to rgb(204, 119, 34) in RGB and hsl(30, 71%, 47%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 30 degrees, with a saturation of 71 percent and a lightness of 47 percent. That combination gives Ochre a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Ochre compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is chocolate (#D2691E), a CIE76 distance of 9.9 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-700 (#A65F00), at a distance of 11.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Bronze at 6.0. Sorted by lightness, Ochre is number 18 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Ochre

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Ochre, led by Ink black at 5.68:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Ochre already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Ochre. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.37:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	5.68:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.06:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Ochre

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Ochre for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Ochre

Format	Value
HEX	#CC7722
RGB	rgb(204, 119, 34)
HSL	hsl(30, 71%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(30, 83%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 83%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.96% 0.1404 59.61)
CIELAB	lab(58.18 27.34 56.82)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.