Information about #CC9C33 color

#CC9C33 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC9C33 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 156, 51) — 80% red, 61.2% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 60 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CC9C33 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Afterglow (#CE9732) and Day's Eye (#C89828).

The recipe behind #CC9C33 is rgb(204, 156, 51), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CC9C33: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #CC9C33 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CC9C33 color variations

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

#CC9C33 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 #CC9C33

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

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC9C33
  • RGB204, 156, 51
  • CMYK0, 19, 60, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 156, 51)
  • HSL41°, 60%, 50%
  • HSL Precise41.176°, 60%, 50%
  • HSV41°, 75%, 80%
  • HSB41°, 75%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.612, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.612, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.612, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC9C33
  • DECIMAL ID13409331
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01