#CCB255#CCB255

#CCB255 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.117 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CCB255
RGB	rgb(204, 178, 85)
HSL	hsl(47, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(47, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 58.3%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.11, -1.87, 50.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.11, 50.14, 92.14°)
OKLab	oklab(76.76% -0.0079 0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(76.76% 0.117 93.9)
XYZ	xyz(42.4637, 45.3361, 15.1066)
Luminance	0.4533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CCB255 #556FCC

analogous

#CC7755 #CCB255 #ABCC55

triadic

#CCB255 #55CCB2 #B255CC

tetradic

#CCB255 #55CC77 #556FCC #CC55AB

square

#CCB255 #55CC77 #556FCC #CC55AB

split-complementary

#CCB255 #55ABCC #7755CC

monochromatic

#806D26 #AF9435 #CCB255 #DAC784 #E8DDB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#CCB255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.07

#CCB255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CCB255

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CCB255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CCB255	1.00	2.09	10.07	10.07
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2AF4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DBA69D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ccb255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 178, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.117 93.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dec888',
    500: '#ccb255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ccb255;
$custom-light: #dec888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ccb255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.891,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76763,
    "c": 0.11672,
    "h": 93.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.45334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CCB255

secondary

#A6B1D7

accent

#6BDD4B

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CCB255

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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