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#CC4100 — Vivid Orange

#CC4100 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #CC4100 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CC4100 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #008BCC; it also sits naturally between #CC0025 and #CCA700. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC4100 · RGB 204, 65, 0

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Color values

HEX#CC4100
RGB204, 65, 0
HSL19°, 100%, 40%
HSV19°, 100%, 80%
CMYK0%, 68%, 100%, 20%
XYZ26.79, 16.62, 1.80
Yxy16.62, 0.5927, 0.3676
CIE-Lab47.78, 52.95, 59.05
Hunter Lab40.77, 48.92, 24.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 25% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 100% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CC4100 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC4100 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC4100

.text { color: #CC4100; }
.background { background-color: #CC4100; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC4100; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 65, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC4100; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 65, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC4100; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 65, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC4100">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC4100">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC4100

#B83A00#A83500#942F00#852A00#702400#5C1D00#4D1800#381200#290D00#140600

Tints of #CC4100

#EB4A00#FF5405#FF6924#FF7B3D#FF8F5C#FFA47A#FFB694#FFCBB3#FFDCCC#FFF1EB

Tones of #CC4100

#BE460E#AE4B1E#A0512C#92563A#845B48#746158

Color harmonies

Complementary — #008BCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.86:1 AA
Against black text4.32:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CC4100: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC4100

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CC4100: ·

How #CC4100 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #908F10Deuteranopia · #98A214Tritanopia · #C51C1F

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580CTailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC4100 rather than the exact color:

Palette 9cc6db
#9CC6DB · #FCF6D9 · #CF4B00 · #DDBA7D
Palette C14600
#C14600 · #FF9D23 · #E5D0AC · #FEF9E1
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9
Palette 3b060a
#3B060A · #8A0000 · #C83F12 · #FFF287

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CF4B00#C14600#C84C05#BE4509#D53E0F#C83F12#BF3F0E#C72E07#DB3E10#D03C16#C24914#DC2F02

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC40FF  ·  #CC4101 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC4100?

#CC4100 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 204, 65, 0). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC4100?

#CC4100 is RGB 204, 65, 0 — HSL 19°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 100%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC4100?

Its complement is #008BCC; analogous partners are #CC0025 and #CCA700. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC4100 for text?

White text on #CC4100 has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.