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#CCBD94 Color

#CCBD94 is rgb(204, 189, 148) in RGB, hsl(44, 35%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCBD94
HEX#CCBD94
RGBrgb(204, 189, 148)
HSLhsl(44, 35%, 69%)
HSVhsv(44, 27%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.057 90.3)
LABlab(77.11% 0.81 22.83)
LCHlch(77.11% 22.85 87.97)

What #CCBD94 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 #CCBD94, 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.

#CCBD94 Channel Values

How #CCBD94 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 189 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 35% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 27% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 27% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCBD94 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCBD94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCBD94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCBD94; 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 #CCBD94

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 #CCBD94.

How #CCBD94 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#CCBD94
Protanopia#C0C094
Protanomaly#C5BF94
Deuteranopia#C2C293
Deuteranomaly#C6C094
Tritanopia#D0B8B8
Tritanomaly#CEBAAB
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCBD94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccbd94: #CCBD94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCBD94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccbd94': '#CCBD94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.741, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_ccbd94">#CCBD94</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCBD94"

More Yellow Colors

#CCBD94 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCBD94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCBD94?

#CCBD94 is a light yellow — rgb(204, 189, 148) in RGB and hsl(44, 35%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #CCBD94?

#CCBD94 is rgb(204, 189, 148) — red 204, green 189, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCBD94?

#CCBD94 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCBD94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCBD94 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCBD94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCBD94 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 6.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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