What color is #CCBC94?

#CCBC94 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBC94?

The RGB value is 204, 188, 148: 204 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBC94?

The complementary color is #94A4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBC94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBC94 color

#CCBC94 rgb(204, 188, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCBC94 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.7% green and 58% blue (204, 188, 148).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#CCBC94 color codes

HEX	`#CCBC94`
RGB	`rgb(204, 188, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, -0.52, 22.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 22.34, 91.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.231, 50.943, 35.304)`
Decimal	`13417620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBC94, 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 #CCBC94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBC94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #CCBC94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbc94; }
.text { color: #ccbc94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbc94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 188 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbc94, #c0cc94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #CCBC94?: #CCBC94 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBC94?: The RGB value is 204, 188, 148: 204 red, 188 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBC94?: The complementary color is #94A4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBC94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.