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#CCAB9E Color

#CCAB9E is rgb(204, 171, 158) in RGB, hsl(17, 31%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCAB9E
HEX#CCAB9E
RGBrgb(204, 171, 158)
HSLhsl(17, 31%, 71%)
HSVhsv(17, 23%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.043 42.7)
LABlab(72.70% 10.92 11.44)
LCHlch(72.70% 15.82 46.32)

What #CCAB9E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCAB9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#CCAB9E Channel Values

How #CCAB9E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 171 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 31% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 23% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 23% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCAB9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCAB9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCAB9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CCAB9E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCAB9E.

How #CCAB9E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCAB9E
Protanopia#B1B19E
Protanomaly#BDAF9E
Deuteranopia#B7B79D
Deuteranomaly#C0B29D
Tritanopia#CDA9A9
Tritanomaly#CDAAA5
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCAB9E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ccab9e: #CCAB9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCAB9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccab9e': '#CCAB9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.671, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ccab9e">#CCAB9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCAB9E"

More Orange Colors

#CCAB9E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCAB9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCAB9E?

#CCAB9E is a light orange — rgb(204, 171, 158) in RGB and hsl(17, 31%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #CCAB9E?

#CCAB9E is rgb(204, 171, 158) — red 204, green 171, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCAB9E?

#CCAB9E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCAB9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCAB9E scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCAB9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCAB9E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.97, which is visibly different.

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