What color is #CCBF9E?

#CCBF9E 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 #CCBF9E?

The RGB value is 204, 191, 158: 204 red, 191 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBF9E?

The complementary color is #9EABCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBF9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBF9E color

#CCBF9E rgb(204, 191, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCBF9E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.9% green and 62% blue (204, 191, 158).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 31% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Castaway Beach (#D0C19F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#CCBF9E color codes

HEX	`#CCBF9E`
RGB	`rgb(204, 191, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 31%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, -0.7, 18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 18.34, 92.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.704, 52.569, 39.87)`
Decimal	`13418398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBF9E, 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 #CCBF9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBF9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #CCBF9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbf9e; }
.text { color: #ccbf9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbf9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 191 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbf9e, #c2cc9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CCBF9E?: #CCBF9E 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 #CCBF9E?: The RGB value is 204, 191, 158: 204 red, 191 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBF9E?: The complementary color is #9EABCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBF9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.