What color is #CCC292?

#CCC292 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 #CCC292?

The RGB value is 204, 194, 146: 204 red, 194 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC292?

The complementary color is #929CCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC292 color

#CCC292 rgb(204, 194, 146)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCC292 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 76.1% green and 57.3% blue (204, 194, 146).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 36% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#CCC292 color codes

HEX	`#CCC292`
RGB	`rgb(204, 194, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 76.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 36%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.17, -3.94, 25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.17, 25.77, 98.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.382, 53.497, 34.913)`
Decimal	`13419154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC292, 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 #CCC292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #CCC292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc292; }
.text { color: #ccc292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 194 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc292, #b9cc92); }

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Questions

What color is #CCC292?: #CCC292 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 #CCC292?: The RGB value is 204, 194, 146: 204 red, 194 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC292?: The complementary color is #929CCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.