#CC9916

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #CC9916

Visually, #CC9916 is defined as a vivid orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 204 red, 153 green, and 22 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 25% 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. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC9916
RGB204, 153, 22
HSL43.2°, 80.5%, 44.3%
CMYK0%, 25%, 89%, 20%
HSV43.2°, 89.2%, 80.0%
LAB66.3, 8.6, 66.9
XYZ36.4, 35.7, 5.7
Decimal13408534

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.14:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC9916; }
.text-color { color: #CC9916; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC9916; }

Similar Colors

Goldenrod
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