Information about #CC8828 color

#CC8828 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC8828 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 136, 40) — 80% red, 53.3% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 64 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CC8828 reads as a vivid, lively orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dixie (#CD8431). Nearby in the Register you will also find Geebung (#C5832E) and Dixie Chick (#C48F2A).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 136, 40) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CC8828 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CC8828 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CC8828

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Bronze color link
Bronze

#CD7F32

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Golden Bell color link
Golden Bell

#CA8136

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

#CC8828 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC8828
  • RGB204, 136, 40
  • CMYK0, 27, 64, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 136, 40)
  • HSL35°, 67%, 48%
  • HSL Precise35.122°, 67.213%, 47.843%
  • HSV35°, 80%, 80%
  • HSB35°, 80%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.533, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.533, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.533, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC8828
  • DECIMAL ID13404200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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