What color is #CCCFB2?

#CCCFB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCFB2?

The RGB value is 204, 207, 178: 204 red, 207 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCFB2?

The complementary color is #B5B2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCFB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCFB2 color

#CCCFB2 rgb(204, 207, 178)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CCCFB2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 81.2% green and 69.8% blue (204, 207, 178).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#CCCFB2 color codes

HEX	`#CCCFB2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 207, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 81.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.21, -6.01, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.21, 15.32, 113.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.25, 60.678, 50.912)`
Decimal	`13422514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCFB2, 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 #CCCFB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCFB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #CCCFB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccfb2; }
.text { color: #cccfb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccfb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 207 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccfb2, #becfb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCCFB2?: #CCCFB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCFB2?: The RGB value is 204, 207, 178: 204 red, 207 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCFB2?: The complementary color is #B5B2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCFB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.