#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
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;
}