#CCAE4D#CCAE4D
#CCAE4D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.121 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCAE4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 174, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 62.3%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.99, -0.32, 52.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.99, 52.56, 90.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% -0.0044 0.1207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.121 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3794, 43.6475, 13.2650) |
| Luminance | 0.4365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.25
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.90
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.05
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.37
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.74
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCAE4D #4D6BCC
analogous
#CC6F4D #CCAE4D #AACC4D
triadic
#CCAE4D #4DCCAE #AE4DCC
tetradic
#CCAE4D #4DCC6F #4D6BCC #CC4DAA
square
#CCAE4D #4DCC6F #4D6BCC #CC4DAA
split-complementary
#CCAE4D #4DAACC #6F4DCC
monochromatic
#7B6723 #AB8E31 #CCAE4D #DAC47D #E7D9AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CCAE4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#CCAE4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCAE4D
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCAE4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCAE4D | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B451
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccae4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 174, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.121 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc582',
500: '#ccae4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccae4d; $custom-light: #dfc582; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccae4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 174,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.827,
"s": 55.459,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75853,
"c": 0.12077,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.43645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCAE4D
secondary
#A0ACD5
accent
#6CDF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C