What color is #CCBD8E?

#CCBD8E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBD8E?

The RGB value is 204, 189, 142: 204 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBD8E?

The complementary color is #8E9DCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBD8E color

#CCBD8E rgb(204, 189, 142)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCBD8E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.1% green and 55.7% blue (204, 189, 142).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#CCBD8E color codes

HEX	`#CCBD8E`
RGB	`rgb(204, 189, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, -1.84, 25.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 25.79, 94.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.982, 51.187, 32.938)`
Decimal	`13417870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBD8E, 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 #CCBD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #CCBD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbd8e; }
.text { color: #ccbd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbd8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 189 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbd8e, #bccc8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CCBD8E?: #CCBD8E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBD8E?: The RGB value is 204, 189, 142: 204 red, 189 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBD8E?: The complementary color is #8E9DCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.