All About Color Puce

#CC8899

Puce is a muted and earthy pink color. It represents warmth and coziness, perfect for creating a comfortable and inviting space.

About Puce

Puce is a light red color with the hex code #CC8899. In RGB it is red 204, green 136, blue 153; in HSL it is hue 345°, saturation 40%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 0%, 33%, 25%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.78:1 on white and 7.55:1 on black.

#CC8899 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCC, 88, 99
CMYK0.00%, 33.33%, 25.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal204, 136, 153
HSL345°, 40%, 67%
RGB Octal314, 210, 231
HSV (HSB)345.00°, 33.33%, 80.00%
RGB Binary11001100, 10001000, 10011001
CIE-L*AB63.95, 28.36, 1.67
RGB Percent80.00%, 53.33%, 60.00%
CIE-L*CH63.95, 28.41, 3.36
XYZ39.46, 32.75, 34.38
CIE-L*UV63.95, 42.56, -2.75
xyY0.37, 0.31, 32.75
Hunter-Lab57.22, 22.93, 4.44
RYB80.00%, 53.33%, 60.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CC8899 on a dark background: contrast 7.55:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CC8899 on a light background: contrast 2.78:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Puce, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Puce. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CC8899 · #E8C9D1 · #AF4B64 · #89CDBC · #C9E8E0

Analogous palette

#BC89CD · #CD89BC · #CC8899 · #CD9A89 · #CDBC89

Triadic palette

#CC8899 · #9ACD89 · #899ACD · #E8C9D1 · #D1E8C9

Tetradic palette

#CC8899 · #BCCD89 · #89CDBC · #9A89CD · #AF4B64

Monochromatic palette

#84394B · #B6546C · #CC8899 · #E3BFC8 · #F7EDF0

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