What color is #CCB490?

#CCB490 is a light, desaturated orange known as Windsor Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Windsor Toffee?

The RGB value is 204, 180, 144: 204 red, 180 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Windsor Toffee?

The complementary color is #90A8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Windsor Toffee color: hex code #CCB490

#CCB490 rgb(204, 180, 144)

Shades of brown

Windsor Toffee has the hex code #CCB490. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 70.6% green and 56.5% blue (204, 180, 144).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

Windsor Toffee (#CCB490) color codes

HEX	`#CCB490`
RGB	`rgb(204, 180, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 70.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, 3.19, 21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 21.78, 81.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.258, 47.495, 33.111)`
Decimal	`13415568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Windsor Toffee, 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 #CCB490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #CCB490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb490; }
.text { color: #ccb490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 180 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb490, #c6cc90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CCB490 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCB490?: #CCB490 is a light, desaturated orange known as Windsor Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Windsor Toffee?: The RGB value is 204, 180, 144: 204 red, 180 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Windsor Toffee?: The complementary color is #90A8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.