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#CCCB9E Color

#CCCB9E is rgb(204, 203, 158) in RGB, hsl(59, 31%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), visibly different at ΔE 10.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCCB9E
HEX#CCCB9E
RGBrgb(204, 203, 158)
HSLhsl(59, 31%, 71%)
HSVhsv(59, 23%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.06 106.6)
LABlab(80.92% -5.05 22.70)
LCHlch(80.92% 23.25 102.54)

What #CCCB9E 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 #CCCB9E, 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.

#CCCB9E Channel Values

How #CCCB9E 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 203 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 59° · S 31% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 59° · S 23% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCCB9E 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCCB9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCCB9E; 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 #CCCB9E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCCB9E.

How #CCCB9E 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#CCCB9E
Protanopia#CBCB9E
Protanomaly#CCCB9E
Deuteranopia#CBCB9E
Deuteranomaly#CCCB9E
Tritanopia#D1C6C6
Tritanomaly#CFC8B7
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCCB9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cccb9e: #CCCB9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCCB9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cccb9e': '#CCCB9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.796, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_cccb9e">#CCCB9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCCB9E"

More Yellow Colors

#CCCB9E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCCB9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCCB9E?

#CCCB9E is a light yellow — rgb(204, 203, 158) in RGB and hsl(59, 31%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.87.

What is the RGB value of #CCCB9E?

#CCCB9E is rgb(204, 203, 158) — red 204, green 203, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCCB9E?

#CCCB9E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 23%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCCB9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCCB9E scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCCB9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCCB9E 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 12.25, which is visibly different.

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