Close to Greige
#CCBBAE
#CCBBAE is a light, muted orange, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 73.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CCBBAE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.86:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.29:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.86:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.29:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCBBAE as they’d see it.
#CCBBAE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CCBBAE
What color is #CCBBAE?
#CCBBAE is a light, muted orange, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 73.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CCBBAE in RGB?
#CCBBAE is rgb(204, 187, 174): 204 red, 187 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CCBBAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 15, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CCBBAE?
PANTONE 480 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CCBBAE?
Its complement #AEC0CE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.