Information about #CC9B1E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#CC9B1E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 155, 30) — 80% red, 60.8% green, 11.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 68 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively orange, #CC9B1E sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lemon Curry (#CCA01D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Day's Eye (#C89828) and Royal Arabian (#D7991C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 155, 30)), which gives #CC9B1E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 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.

#CC9B1E color variations

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

#CC9B1E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CC9B1E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CC9B1E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CC9B1E 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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#CC9B1E 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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#CC1EA6
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Nearest named colors to #CC9B1E

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

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

#CC9B1E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC9B1E
  • RGB204, 155, 30
  • CMYK0, 19, 68, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 155, 30)
  • HSL43°, 74%, 46%
  • HSL Precise43.103°, 74.359%, 45.882%
  • HSV43°, 85%, 80%
  • HSB43°, 85%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.608, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.608, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.608, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC9B1E
  • DECIMAL ID13409054
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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