Palettes / Colors / #CCBE7B

#CCBE7B — Muted Yellow

#CCBE7B is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCBE7B 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 #7B88CC; it also sits naturally between #CC967B and #B1CC7B. 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 75% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 40% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCBE7B

.text { color: #CCBE7B; }
.background { background-color: #CCBE7B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBE7B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 190, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 44%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBE7B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 190, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBE7B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 190, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCBE7B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBE7B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B88CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCBE7B: #000000.

How #CCBE7B 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 #CCBE7B 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

← #CCBE7A  ·  #CCBE7C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBE7B?

#CCBE7B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 190, 123). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBE7B?

#CCBE7B is RGB 204, 190, 123 — HSL 50°, 44%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 40%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBE7B?

Its complement is #7B88CC; analogous partners are #CC967B and #B1CC7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBE7B for text?

Black text on #CCBE7B has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.