What color is #CCCCAA?

#CCCCAA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCCAA?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCCCAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCCAA color

#CCCCAA rgb(204, 204, 170)

Shades of beige

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

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#CCCCAA color codes

HEX	`#CCCCAA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 204, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, -5.71, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 17.93, 108.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.75, 58.926, 46.565)`
Decimal	`13421738`
Short hex	`#CCA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCCAA, 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 #CCCCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #CCCCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CCCCAA?: #CCCCAA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCCAA?: The RGB value is 204, 204, 170: 204 red, 204 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCCAA?: The complementary color is #AAAACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.