What color is #CCC5A1?

#CCC5A1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC5A1?

The RGB value is 204, 197, 161: 204 red, 197 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC5A1?

The complementary color is #A1A8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC5A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC5A1 color

#CCC5A1 rgb(204, 197, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCC5A1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 77.3% green and 63.1% blue (204, 197, 161).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#CCC5A1 color codes

HEX	`#CCC5A1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 197, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 77.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.24, -3.41, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.24, 19.28, 100.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.301, 55.344, 41.691)`
Decimal	`13419937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC5A1, 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 #CCC5A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC5A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #CCC5A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc5a1; }
.text { color: #ccc5a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc5a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 197 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc5a1, #bdcca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CCC5A1?: #CCC5A1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC5A1?: The RGB value is 204, 197, 161: 204 red, 197 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC5A1?: The complementary color is #A1A8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC5A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.