Information about #CC9983 color

#CC9983 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CC9983 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 153, 131) — 80% red, 60% green, 51.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 29 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CC9983 is a confidently colored amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cameo (#CCA483). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rodeo Dust (#C7A384) and Quicksand (#C3988B).

The recipe behind #CC9983 is rgb(204, 153, 131), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CC9983 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CC9983 color variations

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

#CC9983 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 #CC9983

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC9983
  • RGB204, 153, 131
  • CMYK0, 20, 29, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 153, 131)
  • HSL18°, 42%, 66%
  • HSL Precise18.082°, 41.714%, 65.686%
  • HSV18°, 36%, 80%
  • HSB18°, 36%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.600, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.600, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.600, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCC9983
  • DECIMAL ID13408643
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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