#CCB35E#CCB35E
#CCB35E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.109 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 179, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 53.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.47, -1.69, 46.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.47, 46.23, 92.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.08% -0.0063 0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.08% 0.109 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0439, 45.8877, 17.1774) |
| Luminance | 0.4589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.80
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.11
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.75
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.38
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.86
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB35E #5E77CC
analogous
#CC7C5E #CCB35E #AECC5E
triadic
#CCB35E #5ECCB3 #B35ECC
tetradic
#CCB35E #5ECC7C #5E77CC #CC5EAE
square
#CCB35E #5ECC7C #5E77CC #CC5EAE
split-complementary
#CCB35E #5EAECC #7C5ECC
monochromatic
#85712A #B49839 #CCB35E #DBC98C #E9DFBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#CCB35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#CCB35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB35E
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB35E | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B056
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B861
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 179, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.109 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec98e',
500: '#ccb35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb35e; $custom-light: #dec98e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 179,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.364,
"s": 51.887,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77079,
"c": 0.10913,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.45886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB35E
secondary
#ADB7D9
accent
#6DDB4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D