#CC9216

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #CC9216

Visually, #CC9216 is defined as a vivid orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkgoldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 146 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 28% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC9216
RGB204, 146, 22
HSL40.9°, 80.5%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 28%, 89%, 20%
HSV40.9°, 89.2%, 80.0%
LAB64.5, 12.4, 65.6
XYZ35.3, 33.5, 5.4
Decimal13406742

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.69:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.61:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC9216; }
.text-color { color: #CC9216; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC9216; }

Similar Colors

Darkgoldenrod
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