Brown Yellow (#CC9966)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.53:1 — vs black: 8.32:1

Color values

  • HEX #CC9966
  • RGB rgb(204, 153, 102)
  • HSL hsl(30, 50%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25, 50, 20 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CC9966 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Brown Yellow
#CC9966 Base
Blue Gray
#6699CC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Brown Yellow
#CC9966 Base
Fuzzy Wuzzy
#CC6666
#CCCC66
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Brown Yellow
#CC9966 Base
#66CC99
Amethyst
#9966CC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Brown Yellow
#CC9966 Base
#66CCCC
#6666CC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Brown Yellow
#CC9966 Base
#66CC66
Blue Gray
#6699CC
#CC66CC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Brown Yellow
#CC9966 Base
#734D26
#AC7339
#C28547
#D6AD85
#DFBF9F
#F2E6D9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Brown Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#130D06
#3D2914
#674522
#916130
#BB7D3E
Brown Yellow #CC9966 Base
#D5AB81
#DEBD9C
#E7CFB6
#F0E0D1
#F9F2EC
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CC9966. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CC9966;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CC9966;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CC9966;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CC9966,
        #B3CCE6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CC9966,
        #B3CCE6
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$brown-yellow: #CC9966;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$brown-yellow-r: 204;
$brown-yellow-g: 153;
$brown-yellow-b: 102;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $brown-yellow;
    color: rgba($brown-yellow-r, $brown-yellow-g, $brown-yellow-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Brown Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CC9966 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AAAA64 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A0A066 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #D09494 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A3A3A3 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Brown Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Brown Yellow #CC9966 Base
Camel #C19A6B ΔE 3.30
Persian Orange #D99058 ΔE 5.34
Fawn #E5AA70 ΔE 5.61
Deer #BA8759 ΔE 5.73

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.