#CCB349#CCB349
#CCB349 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.128 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB349 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 179, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 64.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.26, -3.22, 55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.26, 55.83, 93.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.84% -0.0132 0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.84% 0.128 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2264, 45.5607, 12.8719) |
| Luminance | 0.4556 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.68
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.77
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.93
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.12
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.13
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB349 #4962CC
analogous
#CC7249 #CCB349 #A3CC49
triadic
#CCB349 #49CCB3 #B349CC
tetradic
#CCB349 #49CC72 #4962CC #CC49A3
square
#CCB349 #49CC72 #4962CC #CC49A3
split-complementary
#CCB349 #49A3CC #7249CC
monochromatic
#796822 #A9912F #CCB349 #D9C779 #E7DBA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#CCB349 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#CCB349 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB349
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB349 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB349 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AF3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB74E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA69C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb349; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 179, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.128 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc980',
500: '#ccb349',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb349; $custom-light: #dfc980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb349",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 179,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.55,
"s": 56.223,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76842,
"c": 0.12754,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.45559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB349
secondary
#9DA7D4
accent
#65E048
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C