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#CCC8A5 closest to Trail Dust

#CCC8A5 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Trail Dust. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 78.4% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(204, 200, 165)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 28% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black. #CCC8A5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.37:1.

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Variations of #CCC8A5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CCC8A5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CCC8A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CCC8A5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0C8A6
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFC5A3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CEC6A4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0C8A6
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CFC8A6
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2C3BE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEC6B1
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C7BF

#CCC8A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#CCC8A5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.37:1 Super#CCC8A5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CCC8A5 in CSS

/* Trail Dust */
.color { color: #CCC8A5; }
.background { background-color: #CCC8A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CCC8A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 200 165);
color: hsl(54 28% 72%);
color: oklch(0.827 0.047 102.0);

#CCC8A5 FAQ

What color is #CCC8A5?

#CCC8A5 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Trail Dust. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CCC8A5?

#CCC8A5 is rgb(204, 200, 165) in RGB, hsl(54, 28%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CCC8A5?

The complementary color of #CCC8A5 is #A5A9CC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CCC8A5?

Black text has the best contrast on #CCC8A5: 12.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CCC8A5 a warm or cool color?

#CCC8A5 is a warm color.