#CC7722Ochre (#CC7722) is a mid-tone, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 60°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.14. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #CC7722 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 119, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 71%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 83%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 83%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.2 27.3 56.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.650 0.140 60) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ochre shifts subtly: leans toward red; 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.
#ce7219 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#d0771e — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#cc7722 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cc7824 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 3.37:1 and against black 6.23:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
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.
#ffe1cb · #f9ac6c · #cc7722 · #aa5d00 · #794000 · #4b2500
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.
#cdb25d · #ce953b · #cc7722 · #bb6037 · #a64c44 · #8d3d4b
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.
#afb37f · #cc7722 · #a35e18 · #575a00 · #592e00 · #232400
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.
#fbc9a1 · #c6ab97 · #cc7722 · #0076ae · #6c4625 · #452c18
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f4fe · #b9a799 · #cc7722 · #6c767d · #3d2c1f · #000104
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.
#e9f4fc · #c1cdd6 · #95a3ad · #1c2e3b · #000c18 · #cc7722
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4d8b4 · #c1989f · #cc7722 · #1c6f78 · #31405a · #05140f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bde0c8 · #999fd8 · #cc7722 · #446b78 · #343d5a · #151004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5fcf3 · #47c2ad · #cc7722 · #815eba · #3b1b62 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dffae3 · #75bf84 · #cc7722 · #007cb7 · #4f104c · #000611
#D78B49 · #E29F68 · #EDB386 · #F7C7A2 · #FFDCC1
#AB5F08 · #894A00 · #683600 · #492400 · #2C1200
#C07E44 · #B4835C · #A78870
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.