What color is #CCCAA8?

#CCCAA8 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 #CCCAA8?

The RGB value is 204, 202, 168: 204 red, 202 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCAA8?

The complementary color is #A8AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCAA8 color

#CCCAA8 rgb(204, 202, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCCAA8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 79.2% green and 65.9% blue (204, 202, 168).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#CCCAA8 color codes

HEX	`#CCCAA8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 202, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 79.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.69, -4.98, 17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.69, 17.97, 106.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.09, 57.906, 45.418)`
Decimal	`13421224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCAA8, 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 #CCCAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #CCCAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccaa8; }
.text { color: #cccaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 202 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccaa8, #bccca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CCCAA8?: #CCCAA8 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 #CCCAA8?: The RGB value is 204, 202, 168: 204 red, 202 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCAA8?: The complementary color is #A8AACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.