What color is #CCBB99?

#CCBB99 is a light, desaturated orange known as Intimate Journal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Intimate Journal?

The RGB value is 204, 187, 153: 204 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Intimate Journal?

The complementary color is #99AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Intimate Journal color: hex code #CCBB99

#CCBB99 rgb(204, 187, 153)

Shades of beige

Intimate Journal has the hex code #CCBB99. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.3% green and 60% blue (204, 187, 153).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

Intimate Journal (#CCBB99) color codes

HEX	`#CCBB99`
RGB	`rgb(204, 187, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.48, 0.7, 19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.48, 19.45, 87.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.422, 50.679, 37.362)`
Decimal	`13417369`
Short hex	`#CB9`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Intimate Journal, 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 #CCBB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #CCBB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbb99; }
.text { color: #ccbb99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbb99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 187 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbb99, #c3cc99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #CCBB99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCBB99?: #CCBB99 is a light, desaturated orange known as Intimate Journal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Intimate Journal?: The RGB value is 204, 187, 153: 204 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Intimate Journal?: The complementary color is #99AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.