What color is #CCAD60?

#CCAD60 is a moderate orange known as Desert. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Desert?

The RGB value is 204, 173, 96: 204 red, 173 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Desert?

The complementary color is #607FCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCAD60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Desert color: hex code #CCAD60

#CCAD60 rgb(204, 173, 96)

Shades of yellow

Desert has the hex code #CCAD60. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 67.8% green and 37.6% blue (204, 173, 96).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 51% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 53% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

Desert (#CCAD60) color codes

HEX	`#CCAD60`
RGB	`rgb(204, 173, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 67.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 51%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 53%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 53%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.94, 1.66, 43.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.94, 43.4, 87.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.958, 43.571, 17.264)`
Decimal	`13413728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Desert, 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 #CCAD60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCAD60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #CCAD60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccad60; }
.text { color: #ccad60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccad60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 173 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccad60, #b5cc60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #CCAD60 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCAD60?: #CCAD60 is a moderate orange known as Desert. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Desert?: The RGB value is 204, 173, 96: 204 red, 173 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Desert?: The complementary color is #607FCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCAD60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.