Information about #CC922E color

#CC922E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC922E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 146, 46) — 80% red, 57.3% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 23 / 62 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #CC922E carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Afterglow (#CE9732). Slightly further away sit Fuel Yellow (#D19033) and Day's Eye (#C89828).

The recipe behind #CC922E is rgb(204, 146, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CC922E: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CC922E color variations

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

#CC922E 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 #CC922E

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

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Dixie color link
Dixie

#CD8431

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Geebung color link
Geebung

#C5832E

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC922E
  • RGB204, 146, 46
  • CMYK0, 23, 62, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 146, 46)
  • HSL38°, 63%, 49%
  • HSL Precise37.975°, 63.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV38°, 77%, 80%
  • HSB38°, 77%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.573, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.573, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.573, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC922E
  • DECIMAL ID13406766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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