#CCAF3C#CCAF3C
#CCAF3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.134 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCAF3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 175, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 59%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 70.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.11, -1.85, 60.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.11, 60.02, 91.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% -0.0108 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.134 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0495, 43.8258, 10.5711) |
| Luminance | 0.4382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.60
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.84
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.27
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.40
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCAF3C #3C59CC
analogous
#CC673C #CCAF3C #A1CC3C
triadic
#CCAF3C #3CCCAF #AF3CCC
tetradic
#CCAF3C #3CCC67 #3C59CC #CC3CA1
square
#CCAF3C #3CCC67 #3C59CC #CC3CA1
split-complementary
#CCAF3C #3CA1CC #673CCC
monochromatic
#70601D #A1892A #CCAF3C #D9C36D #E5D79D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CCAF3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#CCAF3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCAF3C
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCAF3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCAF3C | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AC2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B542
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccaf3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 175, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.134 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc678',
500: '#ccaf3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccaf3c; $custom-light: #dfc678; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccaf3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 175,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.917,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75902,
"c": 0.13415,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.43824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCAF3C
secondary
#929FD1
accent
#65E246
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B