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#CCC9AE

#ccc9ae ≈ Pearl

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ccc9ae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 78.82% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.47% magenta, 14.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 22.73% saturation and 74.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pearl (#eae0c8), ΔE 6.87.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5767

Complementary

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #aeb1cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #aec0cc
  3. #baaecc

Analogous

  1. #ccbaae
  2. #ccc9ae
  3. #c0ccae

Triadic

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #aeccc9
  3. #c9aecc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #b1ccae
  3. #aeb1cc
  4. #c9aecc

Square

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #aeccba
  3. #aeb1cc
  4. #ccaec0

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8557
  2. #aeaa7f
  3. #ccc9ae
  4. #eae8dd
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#ccc9ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #b8b59d
  3. #a3a18b
  4. #8f8d7a
  5. #7a7968
  6. #666557
  7. #525046
  8. #3d3c34
  9. #292823
  10. #141411
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc9ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #d1ceb6
  3. #d6d4be
  4. #dbd9c6
  5. #e0dfce
  6. #e6e4d7
  7. #ebe9df
  8. #f0efe7
  9. #f5f4ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc9ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc9ae
  2. #c4c2a9
  3. #bdbaa5
  4. #b5b3a0
  5. #aeac9c
  6. #a6a597
  7. #9e9d92
  8. #97968e
  9. #8f8f89
  10. #888785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac8be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec7ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c9af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1c5c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc8ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec9af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc7ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc9ae {
  color: #ccc9ae;
}
Background
.bg-ccc9ae {
  background-color: #ccc9ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc9ae {
  border: 2px solid #ccc9ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc9ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 201 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 23% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc9ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc9ae, #c0ccae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc9ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 201 174 / 0.35);
}

#eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.87 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 6.99 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.23 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.31 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.51 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 9.83 #333651 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pearl
#ccc9ae  rgb(204, 201, 174)  hsl(54, 23%, 74%)  Pearl
#aeb1cc  rgb(174, 177, 204)  hsl(234, 23%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aeccc9  rgb(174, 204, 201)  hsl(174, 23%, 74%)  Opal
#c9aecc  rgb(201, 174, 204)  hsl(294, 23%, 74%)  Lilac