Information about #CC9C2B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CC9C2B presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Day's Eye (#C89828). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marginalia Ochre (#C9A227) and Afterglow (#CE9732).
The recipe behind #CC9C2B is rgb(204, 156, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CC9C2B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #CC9C2B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#CC9C2B color variations
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#CC9C2B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CC9C2B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CC9C2B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CC9C2B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CC9C2B 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 #CC9C2B color
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Nearest named colors to #CC9C2B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C89828
#C9A227
#CE9732
#CBA135
#CBA92B
#CCA01D
#D19033
#C48F2A
#DA9429
#DAA428
#C6AA24
#D8A723
#CC9C2B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CC9C2B
- RGB204, 156, 43
- CMYK0, 19, 63, 20
- CSSrgb(204, 156, 43)
- HSL42°, 65%, 48%
- HSL Precise42.112°, 65.182%, 48.431%
- HSV42°, 79%, 80%
- HSB42°, 79%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.612, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.612, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.612, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDCC9C2B
- DECIMAL ID13409323
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
