What color is #CCC699?

#CCC699 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC699?

The RGB value is 204, 198, 153: 204 red, 198 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC699?

The complementary color is #999FCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC699 color

#CCC699 rgb(204, 198, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCC699 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 77.6% green and 60% blue (204, 198, 153).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#CCC699 color codes

HEX	`#CCC699`
RGB	`rgb(204, 198, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 77.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.34, -5.07, 23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.34, 23.91, 102.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.846, 55.526, 38.17)`
Decimal	`13420185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC699, 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 #CCC699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #CCC699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc699; }
.text { color: #ccc699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 198 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc699, #b9cc99); }

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Questions

What color is #CCC699?: #CCC699 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC699?: The RGB value is 204, 198, 153: 204 red, 198 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC699?: The complementary color is #999FCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.