What color is #CC9944?

#CC9944 is a moderate orange known as Camel Cardinal. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Camel Cardinal?

The RGB value is 204, 153, 68: 204 red, 153 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Camel Cardinal?

The complementary color is #4477CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC9944?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Camel Cardinal color: hex code #CC9944

#CC9944 rgb(204, 153, 68)

Shades of orange

Camel Cardinal has the hex code #CC9944. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 60% green and 26.7% blue (204, 153, 68).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 57% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 67% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

Camel Cardinal (#CC9944) color codes

HEX	`#CC9944`
RGB	`rgb(204, 153, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 60%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 57%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 67%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 67%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, 10.37, 50.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 51.79, 78.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.339, 36.04, 10.458)`
Decimal	`13408580`
Short hex	`#C94`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Camel Cardinal, 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 #CC9944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC9944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #CC9944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc9944; }
.text { color: #cc9944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 153 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc9944, #bbcc44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

See #CC9944 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC9944?: #CC9944 is a moderate orange known as Camel Cardinal. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Camel Cardinal?: The RGB value is 204, 153, 68: 204 red, 153 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Camel Cardinal?: The complementary color is #4477CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC9944?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.