What color is #CCC5AA?

#CCC5AA 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 #CCC5AA?

The RGB value is 204, 197, 170: 204 red, 197 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC5AA?

The complementary color is #AAB1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC5AA color

#CCC5AA rgb(204, 197, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCC5AA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 77.3% green and 66.7% blue (204, 197, 170).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#CCC5AA color codes

HEX	`#CCC5AA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 197, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 77.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -2.06, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 14.58, 98.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.123, 55.673, 46.023)`
Decimal	`13419946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC5AA, 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 #CCC5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #CCC5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc5aa; }
.text { color: #ccc5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 197 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc5aa, #c2ccaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCC5AA?: #CCC5AA 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 #CCC5AA?: The RGB value is 204, 197, 170: 204 red, 197 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC5AA?: The complementary color is #AAB1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.