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#CCBDA8 Color

#CCBDA8 is rgb(204, 189, 168) in RGB, hsl(35, 26%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCBDA8
HEX#CCBDA8
RGBrgb(204, 189, 168)
HSLhsl(35, 26%, 73%)
HSVhsv(35, 18%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.033 76.4)
LABlab(77.45% 2.94 12.67)
LCHlch(77.45% 13.01 76.96)

What #CCBDA8 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 #CCBDA8, 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.

#CCBDA8 Channel Values

How #CCBDA8 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 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 26% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 18% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 18% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCBDA8 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCBDA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCBDA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCBDA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CCBDA8

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 #CCBDA8.

How #CCBDA8 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#CCBDA8
Protanopia#C0C0A8
Protanomaly#C5BFA8
Deuteranopia#C2C2A7
Deuteranomaly#C6C0A8
Tritanopia#CEBBBB
Tritanomaly#CDBCB3
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCBDA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccbda8: #CCBDA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCBDA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccbda8': '#CCBDA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.741, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_ccbda8">#CCBDA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCBDA8"

More Orange Colors

#CCBDA8 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCBDA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCBDA8?

#CCBDA8 is a light orange — rgb(204, 189, 168) in RGB and hsl(35, 26%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.89.

What is the RGB value of #CCBDA8?

#CCBDA8 is rgb(204, 189, 168) — red 204, green 189, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCBDA8?

#CCBDA8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCBDA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCBDA8 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCBDA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCBDA8 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 12.85, which is visibly different.

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