What color is #CCB58E?

#CCB58E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB58E?

The RGB value is 204, 181, 142: 204 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB58E?

The complementary color is #8EA5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB58E color

#CCB58E rgb(204, 181, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CCB58E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 71% green and 55.7% blue (204, 181, 142).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Goldfrapp (#CEB790), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#CCB58E color codes

HEX	`#CCB58E`
RGB	`rgb(204, 181, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 71%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.72, 2.39, 22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.72, 23.05, 84.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.309, 47.84, 32.381)`
Decimal	`13415822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB58E, 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 #CCB58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #CCB58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb58e; }
.text { color: #ccb58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 181 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb58e, #c4cc8e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CCB58E?: #CCB58E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB58E?: The RGB value is 204, 181, 142: 204 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB58E?: The complementary color is #8EA5CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.