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#CCC49E Color

#CCC49E is rgb(204, 196, 158) in RGB, hsl(50, 31%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCC49E
HEX#CCC49E
RGBrgb(204, 196, 158)
HSLhsl(50, 31%, 71%)
HSVhsv(50, 23%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.052 97.5)
LABlab(79.09% -1.63 20.23)
LCHlch(79.09% 20.29 94.60)

What #CCC49E 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 #CCC49E, 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.

#CCC49E Channel Values

How #CCC49E 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 196 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 31% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 23% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 23% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCC49E 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCC49E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCC49E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCC49E; 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 #CCC49E

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 #CCC49E.

How #CCC49E 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#CCC49E
Protanopia#C5C59E
Protanomaly#C8C59E
Deuteranopia#C7C79E
Deuteranomaly#C9C69E
Tritanopia#D0C0C0
Tritanomaly#CEC1B3
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCC49E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccc49e: #CCC49E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCC49E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccc49e': '#CCC49E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.769, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ccc49e">#CCC49E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCC49E"

More Yellow Colors

#CCC49E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCC49E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCC49E?

#CCC49E is a light yellow — rgb(204, 196, 158) in RGB and hsl(50, 31%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #CCC49E?

#CCC49E is rgb(204, 196, 158) — red 204, green 196, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCC49E?

#CCC49E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCC49E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCC49E scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCC49E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCC49E 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 10.39, which is visibly different.

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