Colour
#CC9966
- #CC9966
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#CC9966 is a orange with RGB values 204, 153, 102 and HSL 30°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#CC9966#CC9966
HEX#CC9966
HEX (short)#C96
RGBrgb(204, 153, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6, 0.4
RGB percentages80%, 60%, 40%
HSLhsl(30, 50%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30, 50%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 50%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,408,614
CSS custom property--colour: #CC9966;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#336699
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6699CC
Analogous#CC6666, #CCCC66
Triadic#66CC99, #9966CC
Split complementary#66CCCC, #6666CC
Tetradic#66CC66, #6699CC, #CC66CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G153
B102
Red204 (80%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue30°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 99 · B 66
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