Information about #CC9A61 color

#CC9A61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC9A61 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 154, 97) — 80% red, 60.4% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 42 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CC9A61 reads as a confidently colored orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Yellow (#CC9966). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Orange (#C9995D) and Oxstone (#C39D64).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 154, 97) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CC9A61: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CC9A61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CC9A61 color variations

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

#CC9A61 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 #CC9A61

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

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Pastel Ochre color link
Pastel Ochre

#D69759

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC9A61
  • RGB204, 154, 97
  • CMYK0, 20, 42, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 154, 97)
  • HSL32°, 51%, 59%
  • HSL Precise31.963°, 51.196%, 59.02%
  • HSV32°, 52%, 80%
  • HSB32°, 52%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.604, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.604, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.604, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC9A61
  • DECIMAL ID13408865
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01