Close to Straw
#CCCA63
#CCCA63 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 79.2% green, and 38.8% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 51% saturation and 59% 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 #CCCA63.
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
1.72:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.72:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCCA63 as they’d see it.
#CCCA63 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 #CCCA63
What color is #CCCA63?
#CCCA63 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 79.2% green, and 38.8% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 51% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CCCA63 in RGB?
#CCCA63 is rgb(204, 202, 99): 204 red, 202 green, and 99 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CCCA63 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 51, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CCCA63?
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 #CCCA63?
Its complement #C5BEFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.