Information about #CC8A17 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #CC8A17 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Desert Yellow (#CA8D16). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cinnamon (#C58917) and Cool Copper (#D98719).
In RGB terms — rgb(204, 138, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CC8A17 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. #CC8A17 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#CC8A17 color variations
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#CC8A17 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CC8A17 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CC8A17 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CC8A17 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CC8A17 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #CC8A17 color
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Nearest named colors to #CC8A17
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#CA8D16
#C58917
#D98719
#CB7E1F
#C77D1C
#D7991C
#C48F2A
#CC7722
#BC7F0C
#C89828
#CB7723
#BD9B16
#CC8A17 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CC8A17
- RGB204, 138, 23
- CMYK0, 26, 71, 20
- CSSrgb(204, 138, 23)
- HSL38°, 80%, 45%
- HSL Precise38.122°, 79.736%, 44.51%
- HSV38°, 89%, 80%
- HSB38°, 89%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
- GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.541, 0.090)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.541, 0.090, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.541, 0.090)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDCC8A17
- DECIMAL ID13404695
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
