Palettes / Colors / #CCB87F

#CCB87F — Muted Yellow

#CCB87F is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCB87F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7F94CC; it also sits naturally between #CC917F and #BACC7F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 72% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 38% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CCB87F

.text { color: #CCB87F; }
.background { background-color: #CCB87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCB87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 184, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 43%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCB87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 184, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCB87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 184, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCB87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCB87F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCB87F

Tints of #CCB87F

Tones of #CCB87F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F94CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCB87F: #000000.

How #CCB87F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #CCB87F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCB87E  ·  #CCB880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCB87F?

#CCB87F is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 184, 127). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCB87F?

#CCB87F is RGB 204, 184, 127 — HSL 44°, 43%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 38%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCB87F?

Its complement is #7F94CC; analogous partners are #CC917F and #BACC7F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCB87F for text?

Black text on #CCB87F has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.