#CC8866Escalope (#CC8866) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 47°, lightness 0.69 and chroma 0.096. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CC8866 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 136, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 50%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 50%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 50%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62.9 22.2 28.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.688 0.096 47) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Escalope shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cf845e — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#d18863 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#cc8866 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cc8968 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Escalope in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.88:1 and against black 7.28:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee6 · #f7b99b · #cc8866 · #a96b4c · #7f492d · #572910
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dbbb89 · #d4a274 · #cc8866 · #b87467 · #a16267 · #895364
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c1bb98 · #cc8866 · #a56d52 · #6d600d · #65361d · #312b07
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffd7c4 · #ceb8ae · #cc8866 · #2b85a6 · #715243 · #4c372d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f9 · #cc8866 · #8a7c76 · #474e51 · #281c16 · #000203
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f4fa · #bfcdd4 · #92a3aa · #172d37 · #000b13 · #cc8866
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6ff · #cc8866 · #4989a3 · #00556f · #002331 · #1a0400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6ff · #cc8866 · #3f8e90 · #284d80 · #002526 · #00000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0f8ee · #cc8866 · #4e8f76 · #4a437e · #1e1643 · #000301
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f7e4 · #cc8866 · #6a8b5d · #00556f · #2e0f38 · #00050b
#D6997B · #E0AA90 · #EABCA5 · #F3CDBB · #FCDFD0
#AA6E4F · #8A5539 · #6B3C24 · #4D2610 · #311001
#C28D72 · #B8917E · #AE9589
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.