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#CCCF8C Color

#CCCF8C is rgb(204, 207, 140) in RGB, hsl(63, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 32%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), visibly different at ΔE 10.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCCF8C
HEX#CCCF8C
RGBrgb(204, 207, 140)
HSLhsl(63, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(63, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 32%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.087 110.3)
LABlab(81.71% -8.72 33.02)
LCHlch(81.71% 34.15 104.80)

What #CCCF8C 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 #CCCF8C, 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.

#CCCF8C Channel Values

How #CCCF8C 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 207 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCCF8C 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCCF8C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCCF8C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCCF8C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CCCF8C

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 #CCCF8C.

How #CCCF8C 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#CCCF8C
Protanopia#CECE8C
Protanomaly#CECF8C
Deuteranopia#CECE8C
Deuteranomaly#CDCE8C
Tritanopia#D3C8C8
Tritanomaly#D0CBB3
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCCF8C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cccf8c: #CCCF8C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCCF8C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cccf8c': '#CCCF8C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.812, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_cccf8c">#CCCF8C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCCF8C"

More Yellow Colors

#CCCF8C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCCF8C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCCF8C?

#CCCF8C is a light yellow — rgb(204, 207, 140) in RGB and hsl(63, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.02.

What is the RGB value of #CCCF8C?

#CCCF8C is rgb(204, 207, 140) — red 204, green 207, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCCF8C?

#CCCF8C converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 32%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCCF8C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCCF8C scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCCF8C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCCF8C 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.61, which is visibly different.

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