Palettes / Colors / #CCBB7B

#CCBB7B — Muted Yellow

#CCBB7B is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CCBB7B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CCBB7B 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 #7B8CCC; it also sits naturally between #CC927B and #B5CC7B. 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 73% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 40% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CCBB7B

.text { color: #CCBB7B; }
.background { background-color: #CCBB7B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBB7B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 187, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 44%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBB7B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 187, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBB7B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 187, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCBB7B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBB7B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B8CCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCBB7B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBB7B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CCBB7B 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCBB7B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBB7A  ·  #CCBB7C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBB7B?

#CCBB7B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 187, 123). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBB7B?

#CCBB7B is RGB 204, 187, 123 — HSL 47°, 44%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 40%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBB7B?

Its complement is #7B8CCC; analogous partners are #CC927B and #B5CC7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBB7B for text?

Black text on #CCBB7B has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.