What color is #CCB896?

#CCB896 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dozen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB896?

The RGB value is 204, 184, 150: 204 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB896?

The complementary color is #96AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB896 color

#CCB896 rgb(204, 184, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCB896 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.2% green and 58.8% blue (204, 184, 150).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dozen (#CEB997), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#CCB896 color codes

HEX	`#CCB896`
RGB	`rgb(204, 184, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.65, 1.87, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.65, 19.99, 84.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.548, 49.322, 35.864)`
Decimal	`13416598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB896, 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 #CCB896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #CCB896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb896; }
.text { color: #ccb896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 184 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb896, #c5cc96); }

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Questions

What color is #CCB896?: #CCB896 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dozen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB896?: The RGB value is 204, 184, 150: 204 red, 184 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB896?: The complementary color is #96AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.