What color is #CCCAA2?

#CCCAA2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCAA2?

The RGB value is 204, 202, 162: 204 red, 202 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCAA2?

The complementary color is #A2A4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCAA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCAA2 color

#CCCAA2 rgb(204, 202, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCCAA2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 79.2% green and 63.5% blue (204, 202, 162).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 29% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#CCCAA2 color codes

HEX	`#CCCAA2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 202, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 79.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 29%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, -5.87, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 21.11, 106.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.544, 57.688, 42.542)`
Decimal	`13421218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCAA2, 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 #CCCAA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCAA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #CCCAA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccaa2; }
.text { color: #cccaa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccaa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 202 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccaa2, #b9cca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CCCAA2?: #CCCAA2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCAA2?: The RGB value is 204, 202, 162: 204 red, 202 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCAA2?: The complementary color is #A2A4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCAA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.