What color is #CCC18C?

#CCC18C 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 #CCC18C?

The RGB value is 204, 193, 140: 204 red, 193 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC18C?

The complementary color is #8C97CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC18C color

#CCC18C rgb(204, 193, 140)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCC18C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 75.7% green and 54.9% blue (204, 193, 140).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#CCC18C color codes

HEX	`#CCC18C`
RGB	`rgb(204, 193, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 75.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.8, -4.19, 28.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.8, 28.45, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.706, 52.872, 32.445)`
Decimal	`13418892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC18C, 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 #CCC18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #CCC18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc18c; }
.text { color: #ccc18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 193 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc18c, #b7cc8c); }

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Questions

What color is #CCC18C?: #CCC18C 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 #CCC18C?: The RGB value is 204, 193, 140: 204 red, 193 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC18C?: The complementary color is #8C97CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.