What color is #CCC093?

#CCC093 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC093?

The RGB value is 204, 192, 147: 204 red, 192 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC093?

The complementary color is #939FCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC093 color

#CCC093 rgb(204, 192, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCC093 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 75.3% green and 57.6% blue (204, 192, 147).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 36% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#CCC093 color codes

HEX	`#CCC093`
RGB	`rgb(204, 192, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 75.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 36%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.66, -2.76, 24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.66, 24.41, 96.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.018, 52.644, 35.177)`
Decimal	`13418643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC093, 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 #CCC093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #CCC093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc093; }
.text { color: #ccc093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 192 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc093, #bccc93); }

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Questions

What color is #CCC093?: #CCC093 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC093?: The RGB value is 204, 192, 147: 204 red, 192 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC093?: The complementary color is #939FCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.