#ccc596

Color #ccc596

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ccc596

RGB

rgb(204, 197, 150)

HSL

hsl(52.2, 34.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.2, 26.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 26.5%, 20%)

LAB

lab(79.03, -4.96, 24.52)

LCH

lch(79.03, 25.02, 101.44)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.063, 100.52)

HWB

hwb(52.2, 58.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969dcc

Analogous

#ccaa96

#ccc596

#b8cc96

Triadic

#ccc596

#96ccc5

#c596cc

Split-complementary

#ccc596

#96b8cc

#aa96cc

Tetradic

#ccc596

#9dcc96

#969dcc

#c596cc

Square

#ccc596

#96ccaa

#969dcc

#cc96b8

Shades

Color #ccc596 mixed toward black.

#b9af6e

#9f944d

#776f3a

#4f4a27

#282513

Tints

Color #ccc596 mixed toward white.

#d4cfa7

#ddd8b9

#e5e2ca

#eeecdc

#f6f5ed

Tones

Color #ccc596 mixed toward gray.

#c7c29a

#c3be9f

#bebba3

#bab8a8

#b5b4ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9a3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#c9caa6 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#ccacae · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ccc596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccc596]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ccc596 (#ccc596) is rgb(204, 197, 150) in RGB.

No, #ccc596 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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