Colour
#CC996A
- #CC996A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#CC996A is a orange with RGB values 204, 153, 106 and HSL 29°, 49%, 61%. 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
#CC996A#CC996A
HEX#CC996A
RGBrgb(204, 153, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6, 0.4157
RGB percentages80%, 60%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(28.8, 49%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.8, 48%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 25%, 48%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,408,618
CSS custom property--colour: #CC996A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#336695
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A9DCC
Analogous#CC6A6C, #CCCA6A
Triadic#6ACC99, #996ACC
Split complementary#6ACCCA, #6A6CCC
Tetradic#6CCC6A, #6A9DCC, #CA6ACC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G153
B106
Red204 (80%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue28.78°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 99 · B 6A
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