What color is #CCD996?

#CCD996 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD996?

The RGB value is 204, 217, 150: 204 red, 217 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD996?

The complementary color is #A396D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD996 color

#CCD996 rgb(204, 217, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCD996 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 85.1% green and 58.8% blue (204, 217, 150).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 47% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#CCD996 color codes

HEX	`#CCD996`
RGB	`rgb(204, 217, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 85.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 47%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 31%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 31%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.31, -15.16, 31.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.31, 35.07, 115.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.22, 64.665, 38.421)`
Decimal	`13425046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD996, 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 #CCD996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #CCD996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd996; }
.text { color: #ccd996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 217 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd996, #aad996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CCD996?: #CCD996 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD996?: The RGB value is 204, 217, 150: 204 red, 217 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD996?: The complementary color is #A396D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.