#CCB14E#CCB14E
#CCB14E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.122 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB14E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 177, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 61.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.78, -1.84, 52.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.78, 53.01, 91.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.48% -0.0086 0.1217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.48% 0.122 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0010, 44.8338, 13.6477) |
| Luminance | 0.4483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.93
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.92
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.65
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.80
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.81
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB14E #4E69CC
analogous
#CC724E #CCB14E #A8CC4E
triadic
#CCB14E #4ECCB1 #B14ECC
tetradic
#CCB14E #4ECC72 #4E69CC #CC4EA8
square
#CCB14E #4ECC72 #4E69CC #CC4EA8
split-complementary
#CCB14E #4EA8CC #724ECC
monochromatic
#7C6924 #AB9131 #CCB14E #DAC67E #E7DBAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CCB14E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#CCB14E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB14E
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB14E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB14E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AE43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B653
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb14e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 177, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.122 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc883',
500: '#ccb14e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb14e; $custom-light: #dfc883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb14e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 177,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.143,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7648,
"c": 0.12202,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.44832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB14E
secondary
#A1ACD5
accent
#69DF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C