#CCB256#CCB256

#CCB256 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.116 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CCB256
RGB	rgb(204, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(47, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(47, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 57.8%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.12, -1.80, 49.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.12, 49.68, 92.07°)
OKLab	oklab(76.78% -0.0075 0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(76.78% 0.116 93.7)
XYZ	xyz(42.5037, 45.3521, 15.3173)
Luminance	0.4535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CCB256 #5670CC

analogous

#CC7756 #CCB256 #ABCC56

triadic

#CCB256 #56CCB2 #B256CC

tetradic

#CCB256 #56CC77 #5670CC #CC56AB

square

#CCB256 #56CC77 #5670CC #CC56AB

split-complementary

#CCB256 #56ABCC #7756CC

monochromatic

#816D27 #B09535 #CCB256 #DAC785 #E8DDB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#CCB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.07

#CCB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CCB256

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CCB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CCB256	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)

#C2AF4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B75A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DBA69D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ccb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.116 93.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dec888',
    500: '#ccb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ccb256;
$custom-light: #dec888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ccb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.78,
    "s": 53.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76775,
    "c": 0.11582,
    "h": 93.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.4535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CCB256

secondary

#A7B1D7

accent

#6BDD4B

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FCF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#84827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CCB256

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

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