Close to Old Gold
#CCC545
#CCC545 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 77.3% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 57°, with 57% saturation and 54% 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 #CCC545.
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
1.80:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.64:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.80:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.64:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCC545 as they’d see it.
#CCC545 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 #CCC545
What color is #CCC545?
#CCC545 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 77.3% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 57°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CCC545 in RGB?
#CCC545 is rgb(204, 197, 69): 204 red, 197 green, and 69 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CCC545 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 66, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CCC545?
PANTONE 127 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CCC545?
Its complement #C4B9FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.