#CC9933 Color

#CC9933 is rgb(204, 153, 51) in RGB, hsl(40, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC9933

HEX#CC9933

RGBrgb(204, 153, 51)

HSLhsl(40, 60%, 50%)

HSVhsv(40, 75%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.129 80.7)

LABlab(66.88% 12.76 58.06)

LCHlch(66.88% 59.44 77.61)

What #CC9933 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CC9933, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 4.96 Caramel#C68E17ΔE 7.12 Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 8.54 Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 9.56 Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 10.53 Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 11.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CC9933 Channel Values

How #CC9933 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 153 · B 51	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 60% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 75% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 25% · Y 75% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.57:1 vs white · 8.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC9933 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC9933

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC9933; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CC9933

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC9933.

How #CC9933 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CC9933

Protanopia#A3A332

Protanomaly#B59F32

Deuteranopia#ACAC2C

Deuteranomaly#BAA52F

Tritanopia#D19191

Tritanomaly#CF9476

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC9933 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cc9933: #CC9933;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC9933;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc9933': '#CC9933' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.600, blue: 0.200)

Android XML<color name="color_cc9933">#CC9933</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC9933"

More Yellow Colors

#CC9933 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cca01d cc9900 cccc00 cbcb48 cccc33 cbb91a cccc66 cba135 cccc99 caca44 ceca92 c8bb28 e1ad01 eded5e f3e5ab f8f8e7 fcfcf3 ffcc33 fff085 ffff1a fffff5 525200 816213 a47d19

#CC9933 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC9933?

#CC9933 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 153, 51) in RGB and hsl(40, 60%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #CC9933?

#CC9933 is rgb(204, 153, 51) — red 204, green 153, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC9933?

#CC9933 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC9933 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC9933 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC9933 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC9933 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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