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#CCBC8F Color

#CCBC8F is rgb(204, 188, 143) in RGB, hsl(44, 37%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 30%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCBC8F
HEX#CCBC8F
RGBrgb(204, 188, 143)
HSLhsl(44, 37%, 68%)
HSVhsv(44, 30%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 30%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.063 90.8)
LABlab(76.77% 0.82 25.02)
LCHlch(76.77% 25.03 88.12)

What #CCBC8F 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 #CCBC8F, 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 yellow in the library.

#CCBC8F Channel Values

How #CCBC8F 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 188 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 37% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 30% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 30% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCBC8F 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCBC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCBC8F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CCBC8F

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCBC8F.

How #CCBC8F 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#CCBC8F
Protanopia#BFBF8F
Protanomaly#C4BE8F
Deuteranopia#C1C18E
Deuteranomaly#C6BF8F
Tritanopia#D0B7B7
Tritanomaly#CFB9A9
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCBC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccbc8f: #CCBC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCBC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccbc8f': '#CCBC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.737, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_ccbc8f">#CCBC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCBC8F"

More Yellow Colors

#CCBC8F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCBC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCBC8F?

#CCBC8F is a light yellow — rgb(204, 188, 143) in RGB and hsl(44, 37%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.68.

What is the RGB value of #CCBC8F?

#CCBC8F is rgb(204, 188, 143) — red 204, green 188, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCBC8F?

#CCBC8F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 30%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCBC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCBC8F scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCBC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCBC8F 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 6.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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