What color is #CC974D?

#CC974D is a moderate orange known as Bengal. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bengal?

The RGB value is 204, 151, 77: 204 red, 151 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bengal?

The complementary color is #4D82CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC974D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bengal color: hex code #CC974D

#CC974D rgb(204, 151, 77)

Shades of orange

Bengal has the hex code #CC974D. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 59.2% green and 30.2% blue (204, 151, 77).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 55% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 62% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

Bengal (#CC974D) color codes

HEX	`#CC974D`
RGB	`rgb(204, 151, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 59.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 55%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 62%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 62%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, 12.03, 45.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 47.53, 75.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.31, 35.509, 11.909)`
Decimal	`13408077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bengal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CC974D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC974D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CC974D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc974d; }
.text { color: #cc974d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc974d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 151 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc974d, #c2cc4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #CC974D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC974D?: #CC974D is a moderate orange known as Bengal. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bengal?: The RGB value is 204, 151, 77: 204 red, 151 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bengal?: The complementary color is #4D82CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC974D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.