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#CC9F53

#cc9f53 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc9f53 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 62.35% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.06% magenta, 59.31% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 37.69°, with 54.26% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3826

Complementary

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #5380cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #53bccc
  3. #6253cc

Analogous

  1. #cc6253
  2. #cc9f53
  3. #bccc53

Triadic

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #53cc9f
  3. #9f53cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #80cc53
  3. #5380cc
  4. #9f53cc

Square

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #53cc62
  3. #5380cc
  4. #cc53bc

Monochromatic

  1. #674c1f
  2. #a27830
  3. #cc9f53
  4. #ddc08e
  5. #efe1c9

Shades

#cc9f53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #b88f4b
  3. #a37f42
  4. #8f6f3a
  5. #7a5f32
  6. #66502a
  7. #524021
  8. #3d3019
  9. #292011
  10. #141008
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc9f53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #d1a964
  3. #d6b275
  4. #dbbc87
  5. #e0c598
  6. #e6cfa9
  7. #ebd9ba
  8. #f0e2cb
  9. #f5ecdd
  10. #faf5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc9f53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc9f53
  2. #c49c58
  3. #bd995c
  4. #b59661
  5. #ae9365
  6. #a6906a
  7. #9e8c6e
  8. #978973
  9. #8f8677
  10. #88837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a38c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a04c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcab55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc928e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a654 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6977a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc9f53 {
  color: #cc9f53;
}
Background
.bg-cc9f53 {
  background-color: #cc9f53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc9f53 {
  border: 2px solid #cc9f53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc9f53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 159 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc9f53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc9f53, #bccc53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc9f53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 159 83 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.91 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.04 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 7.80 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.99 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.26 #3360ac Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#cc9f53  rgb(204, 159, 83)  hsl(38, 54%, 56%)  Indian Yellow
#5380cc  rgb(83, 128, 204)  hsl(218, 54%, 56%)  Glaucous
#53cc9f  rgb(83, 204, 159)  hsl(158, 54%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#9f53cc  rgb(159, 83, 204)  hsl(278, 54%, 56%)  Amethyst