Colour
#CCC196
- #CCC196
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CCC196 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 193, 150 and HSL 48°, 35%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CCC196#CCC196
HEX#CCC196
RGBrgb(204, 193, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7569, 0.5882
RGB percentages80%, 75.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(47.8, 34.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 26.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 26.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,418,902
CSS custom property--colour: #CCC196;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#333E69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96A1CC
Analogous#CCA696, #BCCC96
Triadic#96CCC1, #C196CC
Split complementary#96BCCC, #A696CC
Tetradic#96CCA6, #96A1CC, #CC96BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G193
B150
Red204 (80%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue47.78°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G C1 · B 96
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