What color is #CCC7AD?

#CCC7AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC7AD?

The RGB value is 204, 199, 173: 204 red, 199 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC7AD?

The complementary color is #ADB2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC7AD color

#CCC7AD rgb(204, 199, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCC7AD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 78% green and 67.8% blue (204, 199, 173).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#CCC7AD color codes

HEX	`#CCC7AD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 199, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 78%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.01, -2.64, 13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.01, 13.91, 100.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.868, 56.702, 47.687)`
Decimal	`13420461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC7AD, 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 #CCC7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #CCC7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc7ad; }
.text { color: #ccc7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 199 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc7ad, #c2ccad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCC7AD?: #CCC7AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC7AD?: The RGB value is 204, 199, 173: 204 red, 199 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC7AD?: The complementary color is #ADB2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.