#CCC5AF

A light, muted yellow closely aligning with Silver.

About #CCC5AF

Visually, #CCC5AF is defined as a muted yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Silver. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(204, 197, 175).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 3% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 45.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCC5AF
RGB204, 197, 175
HSL45.5°, 22.1%, 74.3%
CMYK0%, 3%, 14%, 20%
HSV45.5°, 14.2%, 80.0%
LAB79.5, -1.3, 11.9
XYZ52.6, 55.9, 48.6
Decimal13419951

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.17:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCC5AF; }
.text-color { color: #CCC5AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCC5AF; }

Similar Colors

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