Information about Vivid Amber color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CC9900 presents itself as a intensely saturated warm orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ocre (#C69C04) and Egypt Gold (#C09300).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 153, 0)), which gives #CC9900 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. The name "Vivid Amber" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Vivid Amber color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Vivid Amber color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Vivid Amber color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Vivid Amber color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Vivid Amber color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Vivid Amber 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Vivid Amber color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Vivid Amber
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#CB9D06
#C69C04
#C09300
#D2A500
#DA9100
#BF9B0C
#B79400
#D5AB09
#C9B003
#BFAC05
#CA8D16
#D4A017
Vivid Amber color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CC9900
- RGB204, 153, 0
- CMYK0, 20, 80, 20
- CSSrgb(204, 153, 0)
- HSL45°, 100%, 40%
- HSL Precise45°, 100%, 40%
- HSV45°, 100%, 80%
- HSB45°, 100%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.600, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.600, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.600, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDCC9900
- DECIMAL ID13408512
- Name Length11
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