Information about #CC8A05 color

#CC8A05 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC8A05 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 138, 5) — 80% red, 54.1% green, 2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 26 / 78 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CC8A05 presents itself as a intensely saturated orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Egypt Gold (#C09300). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vivid Amber (#CC9900) and Harvest Gold (#DA9100).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 138, 5) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 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.

#CC8A05 color variations

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

#CC8A05 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 #CC8A05

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

Egypt Gold color link
Egypt Gold

#C09300

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Harvest Gold color link
Harvest Gold

#DA9100

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC8A05
  • RGB204, 138, 5
  • CMYK0, 26, 78, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 138, 5)
  • HSL40°, 95%, 41%
  • HSL Precise40.101°, 95.215%, 40.98%
  • HSV40°, 98%, 80%
  • HSB40°, 98%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.541, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.541, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.541, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC8A05
  • DECIMAL ID13404677
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01