What color is #CCBCA9?

#CCBCA9 is a light, desaturated orange known as Attic Linen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Attic Linen?

The RGB value is 204, 188, 169: 204 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Attic Linen?

The complementary color is #A9B9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBCA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Attic Linen color: hex code #CCBCA9

#CCBCA9 rgb(204, 188, 169)

Shades of gray

Attic Linen has the hex code #CCBCA9. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.7% green and 66.3% blue (204, 188, 169).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

Attic Linen (#CCBCA9) color codes

HEX	`#CCBCA9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 188, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 2.53, 11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 11.93, 77.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.046, 51.669, 44.865)`
Decimal	`13417641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Attic Linen, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CCBCA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBCA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CCBCA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbca9; }
.text { color: #ccbca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 188 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbca9, #cbcca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #CCBCA9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCBCA9?: #CCBCA9 is a light, desaturated orange known as Attic Linen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Attic Linen?: The RGB value is 204, 188, 169: 204 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Attic Linen?: The complementary color is #A9B9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBCA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.