What color is #CCBEAE?

#CCBEAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBEAE?

The RGB value is 204, 190, 174: 204 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBEAE color

#CCBEAE rgb(204, 190, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBEAE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (204, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Dinosaur Egg (#CABAA9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#CCBEAE color codes

HEX	`#CCBEAE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.71, 2.26, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.71, 10.11, 77.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.955, 52.721, 47.528)`
Decimal	`13418158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBEAE, 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 #CCBEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #CCBEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbeae; }
.text { color: #ccbeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbeae, #cbccae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCBEAE?: #CCBEAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBEAE?: The RGB value is 204, 190, 174: 204 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBEAE?: The complementary color is #AEBCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.