Close to Oatmeal
#CCC69A
#CCC69A is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 77.6% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CCC69A.
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
1.73:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.11:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.73:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.11:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCC69A as they’d see it.
#CCC69A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CCC69A
What color is #CCC69A?
#CCC69A is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 77.6% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CCC69A in RGB?
#CCC69A is rgb(204, 198, 154): 204 red, 198 green, and 154 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CCC69A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 25, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CCC69A?
PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CCC69A?
Its complement #BDC2EE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.