Information about #CC996A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#CC996A falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 153, 106) — 80% red, 60% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 38 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CC996A is a pleasantly vivid warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Brown Yellow (#CC9966). Slightly further away sit Beethoven (#D1946C) and White Oak (#CE9F6F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 153, 106)), which gives #CC996A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #CC996A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CC996A color variations

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

#CC996A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CC996A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CC996A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CC996A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CC996A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CC996A

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

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Antique Brass color link
Antique Brass

#CD9575

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Vintage Orange color link
Vintage Orange

#C9995D

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

#CC996A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC996A
  • RGB204, 153, 106
  • CMYK0, 20, 38, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 153, 106)
  • HSL29°, 49%, 61%
  • HSL Precise28.776°, 49%, 60.784%
  • HSV29°, 48%, 80%
  • HSB29°, 48%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.600, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.600, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.600, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCC996A
  • DECIMAL ID13408618
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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