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#cccdb7

a light, soft yellow · warm · closest name: Beige

RGB
204, 205, 183
HSL
63°, 18%, 76%
CMYK
1, 0, 11, 20
Luminance
0.5992

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cccdb7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cccdb7
Hue
63°
yellow
Saturation
18%
soft
Lightness
76%
light
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5992
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
12.98:1
Closest name
Beige
ΔE2000 9
Where it sits
Hue63° of 360°
Saturation18%
Lightness76%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cccdb7
RGBrgb(204, 205, 183)
HSLhsl(63, 18%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 20%)
LABlab(81.8 -4.2 10.8)
LCHlch(81.8 11.6 111.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.842 0.030 109.1)
Decimal13422007
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.804 0.718)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cccdb7;
background-color: #cccdb7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cccdb7] bg-[#cccdb7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cccdb7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.804, blue: 0.718)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cccdb7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCCDB7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(183, 205, 204)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cccdb7 · 12.98:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.98:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cccdb7 as text scores 1.62:1 on white and 12.98:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cccdb7 on white: 1.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cccdb7 on black: 12.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D1CBB6
deuteranopia · #D1CCB8
tritanopia · #CFCAC7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cccdb7 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8F8F6
#F2F2EE
#E3E3D9
#cccdb7
#B9BA9C
#A1A37B
#8E9064
#777854
#5F6043
#464733
#2C2D20
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F8F8F6Darkest = 950 · #2C2D20
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8F8F6;
  --brand-100: #F2F2EE;
  --brand-200: #E3E3D9;
  --brand-300: #cccdb7;
  --brand-400: #B9BA9C;
  --brand-500: #A1A37B;
  --brand-600: #8E9064;
  --brand-700: #777854;
  --brand-800: #5F6043;
  --brand-900: #464733;
  --brand-950: #2C2D20;
  --brand: #cccdb7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cccdb7

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F9F6
Tinted page background
Border#DDDECF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#86875E
Captions on the surface
Accent#50597C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4A4B34
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4F5F0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212117
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cccdb7

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B8B7CD
Analogous left#CDC3B7
Analogous right#C1CDB7
Split-complement 1#B7C1CD
Split-complement 2#C3B7CD
Triadic 1#B7CCCD
Triadic 2#CDB7CC
Tetradic#B7CDC3

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green80.4%
Blue71.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow10.7%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cccdb7 text on a black background

contrast 12.98:1

Card sample

#cccdb7 text on a white background

contrast 1.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cccdb7;
Background color
Panel with #cccdb7 background
background-color: #cccdb7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cccdb7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 205, 183, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 205, 183, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cccdb7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccdb7, #BDCDB7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cccdb7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cccdb7 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cccdb7, answered

What color is #cccdb7?

#cccdb7 is a light soft yellow, closest to Beige (ΔE2000 9). It sits at 63° on the hue wheel with 18% saturation and 76% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cccdb7?

rgb(204, 205, 183) — 204 red, 205 green and 183 blue out of 255, or 80% / 80.4% / 71.8% by channel.

Is #cccdb7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5992 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 12.98:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cccdb7?

Black. It scores 12.98:1 against #cccdb7, versus 1.62:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cccdb7?

#B8B7CD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B7C1CD and #C3B7CD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cccdb7?

For interface work: #F9F9F6 as the surface, #DDDECF for borders, #86875E for secondary text, #50597C as an accent and #4A4B34 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CDC3B7 and #C1CDB7 stays calm, while #B8B7CD is the loudest partner.

What is #cccdb7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cccdb7 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CDC6B7; nudged cooler, #C4CEB6.

Work with #cccdb7 in the Color Lab