Information about Burnt Orange color

#CC5500 - Burnt Orange color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CC5500, known as "Burnt Orange", falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 85, 0) — 80% red, 33.3% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 80 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange, #CC5500 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 almost identical to Tawny (#CD5700). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rusty Orange (#CD5909) and Rust Orange (#C45508).

The recipe behind #CC5500 is rgb(204, 85, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CC5500: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Burnt Orange" in the Register.

Burnt Orange color variations

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

Burnt Orange color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Burnt Orange

#CC5500
#FF700A

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#FF9347

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#FFB784

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#FFDBC1

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White

#FFFFFF

Burnt Orange color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Burnt Orange

#CC5500
#A34400

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#7A3300

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#512200

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#281100

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Black

#000000

Burnt Orange color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Burnt Orange

#CC5500
#C05C15

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#B3642C

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#A46D46

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#927661

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Grey

#808080

Burnt Orange color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4ECC00

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#9FCC00

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#CCA600

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Burnt Orange

#CC5500
#CC0300

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#CC004E

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#CC009F

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Burnt Orange 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
#CC5500
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

#0077CC
#0077CC

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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
#CC5500
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

#0011CC
#0011CC

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#00CCBB
#00CCBB

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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
#CCBB00
#CCBB00

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#CC5500
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

#CC0011
#CC0011

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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
#CC5500
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

#00CC55
#00CC55

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#5500CC
#5500CC

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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
#CC5500
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

#77CC00
#77CC00

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#0077CC
#0077CC

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#5500CC
#5500CC

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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
#CC5500
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

#11CC00
#11CC00

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#0077CC
#0077CC

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#BB00CC
#BB00CC

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Nearest named colors to Burnt Orange

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

High Line Tangerine color link
High Line Tangerine

#D45D00

Asda Orange color link
Asda Orange

#C86500

Sedona color link
Sedona

#CC6600

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Syracuse Orange color link
Syracuse Orange

#D44500

Deep Orange color link
Deep Orange

#DC4D01

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Burnt Orange color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#CC5500 - Burnt Orange color image Burnt Orange color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#CC5500 - Burnt Orange color image Burnt Orange color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#CC5500 - Burnt Orange color image Burnt Orange color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC5500
  • RGB204, 85, 0
  • CMYK0, 47, 80, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 85, 0)
  • HSL25°, 100%, 40%
  • HSL Precise25°, 100%, 40%
  • HSV25°, 100%, 80%
  • HSB25°, 100%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.333, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.333, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.333, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCC5500
  • DECIMAL ID13391104
  • Name Length12
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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