#CCB15E#CCB15E
#CCB15E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.108 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 177, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 53.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.95, -0.63, 45.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.95, 45.58, 90.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.67% -0.0032 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.67% 0.108 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6460, 45.0918, 17.0448) |
| Luminance | 0.4509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 1.96
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.52
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.99
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.85
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.45
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB15E #5E79CC
analogous
#CC7A5E #CCB15E #B0CC5E
triadic
#CCB15E #5ECCB1 #B15ECC
tetradic
#CCB15E #5ECC7A #5E79CC #CC5EB0
square
#CCB15E #5ECC7A #5E79CC #CC5EB0
split-complementary
#CCB15E #5EB0CC #7A5ECC
monochromatic
#856F2A #B49639 #CCB15E #DBC88C #E9DEBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CCB15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.02
#CCB15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB15E
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB15E | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.02 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AE57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 177, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.108 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec88e',
500: '#ccb15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb15e; $custom-light: #dec88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 177,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.273,
"s": 51.887,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76669,
"c": 0.10765,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.4509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB15E
secondary
#ADB8D9
accent
#70DB4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D