#cccc9e

Color #cccc9e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 12.3 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cccc9e

RGB

rgb(204, 204, 158)

HSL

hsl(60, 31.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 22.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 22.5%, 20%)

LAB

lab(81.01, -7.48, 23.01)

LCH

lch(81.01, 24.2, 108.01)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0613, 107.67)

HWB

hwb(60, 62%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9ecc

Analogous

#ccb59e

#cccc9e

#b5cc9e

Triadic

#cccc9e

#9ecccc

#cc9ecc

Split-complementary

#cccc9e

#9eb5cc

#b59ecc

Tetradic

#cccc9e

#9ecc9e

#9e9ecc

#cc9ecc

Square

#cccc9e

#9eccb5

#9e9ecc

#cc9eb5

Shades

Color #cccc9e mixed toward black.

#b7b776

#9e9e53

#77773e

#4f4f2a

#282815

Tints

Color #cccc9e mixed toward white.

#d5d5ae

#ddddbe

#e6e6cf

#eeeedf

#f7f7ef

Tones

Color #cccc9e mixed toward gray.

#c8c8a2

#c4c4a6

#c1c1aa

#bdbdad

#b9b9b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccab · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#ccccad · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#ccb4b6 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cccc9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cccc9e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cccc9e (#cccc9e) is rgb(204, 204, 158) in RGB.

No, #cccc9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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