What color is #CCBEA0?

#CCBEA0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Castaway Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBEA0?

The RGB value is 204, 190, 160: 204 red, 190 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBEA0?

The complementary color is #A0AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBEA0 color

#CCBEA0 rgb(204, 190, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCBEA0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.5% green and 62.7% blue (204, 190, 160).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Castaway Beach (#D0C19F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#CCBEA0 color codes

HEX	`#CCBEA0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 190, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, 0.12, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 16.96, 89.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.66, 52.203, 40.711)`
Decimal	`13418144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBEA0, 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 #CCBEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #CCBEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbea0; }
.text { color: #ccbea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 190 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbea0, #c4cca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CCBEA0?: #CCBEA0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Castaway Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBEA0?: The RGB value is 204, 190, 160: 204 red, 190 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBEA0?: The complementary color is #A0AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.