Information about #CC9B66 color

#CC9B66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC9B66 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 155, 102) — 80% red, 60.8% green, 40% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 40 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CC9B66 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Yellow (#CC9966). Nearby in the Register you will also find Oxstone (#C39D64) and Vintage Orange (#C9995D).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 155, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 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.

#CC9B66 color variations

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

#CC9B66 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 #CC9B66

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

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC9B66
  • RGB204, 155, 102
  • CMYK0, 19, 40, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 155, 102)
  • HSL31°, 50%, 60%
  • HSL Precise31.176°, 50%, 60%
  • HSV31°, 50%, 80%
  • HSB31°, 50%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.608, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.608, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.608, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCC9B66
  • DECIMAL ID13409126
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01