What color is #CCA99D?

#CCA99D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA99D?

The RGB value is 204, 169, 157: 204 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA99D?

The complementary color is #9DC0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA99D color

#CCA99D rgb(204, 169, 157)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CCA99D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 66.3% green and 61.6% blue (204, 169, 157).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#CCA99D color codes

HEX	`#CCA99D`
RGB	`rgb(204, 169, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 66.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, 10.92, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 15.49, 45.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.176, 43.649, 37.937)`
Decimal	`13412765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA99D, 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 #CCA99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #CCA99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca99d; }
.text { color: #cca99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 169 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca99d, #ccc19d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CCA99D?: #CCA99D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA99D?: The RGB value is 204, 169, 157: 204 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA99D?: The complementary color is #9DC0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.