Information about #CC7742 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CC7742 presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Zest (#C6723B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tiger Orange (#C88141) and Red Damask (#CB6F4A).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 119, 66)), which gives #CC7742 its character. If you plan to put text on a #CC7742 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#CC7742 color variations
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#CC7742 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CC7742 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CC7742 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CC7742 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CC7742 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 #CC7742 color
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Nearest named colors to #CC7742
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C6723B
#C88141
#CB6F4A
#D37C39
#CD7E4D
#C07C40
#C96B3C
#CD853F
#C16E3F
#CB6946
#CB6843
#CA8136
#CC7742 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CC7742
- RGB204, 119, 66
- CMYK0, 33, 54, 20
- CSSrgb(204, 119, 66)
- HSL23°, 58%, 53%
- HSL Precise23.043°, 57.5%, 52.941%
- HSV23°, 68%, 80%
- HSB23°, 68%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.467, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.467, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.467, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80%
- Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDCC7742
- DECIMAL ID13399874
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
