What color is #CC9933?

#CC9933 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Espresso Crema. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC9933?

The RGB value is 204, 153, 51: 204 red, 153 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC9933?

The complementary color is #3366CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC9933?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC9933 color

#CC9933 rgb(204, 153, 51)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CC9933 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 60% green and 20% blue (204, 153, 51).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 75% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Crema (#D09C43), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#CC9933 color codes

HEX	`#CC9933`
RGB	`rgb(204, 153, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 60%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 60%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 75%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, 9.5, 57.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 58.72, 80.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.893, 35.862, 8.11)`
Decimal	`13408563`
Short hex	`#C93`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC9933, 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 #CC9933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC9933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #CC9933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc9933; }
.text { color: #cc9933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 153 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc9933, #b3cc33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CC9933?: #CC9933 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Espresso Crema. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC9933?: The RGB value is 204, 153, 51: 204 red, 153 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC9933?: The complementary color is #3366CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC9933?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.