#CCB53F#CCB53F
#CCB53F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.136 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB53F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 181, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 69.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.70, -4.84, 60.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.70, 60.60, 94.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.17% -0.019 0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.17% 0.136 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3249, 46.2461, 11.3987) |
| Luminance | 0.4624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.61
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.72
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.08
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.20
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.47
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB53F #3F56CC
analogous
#CC6F3F #CCB53F #9CCC3F
triadic
#CCB53F #3FCCB5 #B53FCC
tetradic
#CCB53F #3FCC6F #3F56CC #CC3F9C
square
#CCB53F #3FCC6F #3F56CC #CC3F9C
split-complementary
#CCB53F #3F9CCC #6F3FCC
monochromatic
#72651E #A38F2B #CCB53F #D9C86F #E6DAA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#CCB53F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.25
#CCB53F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB53F
10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB53F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB53F | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.25 | 10.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B12E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA89D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb53f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 181, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.136 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfca7b',
500: '#ccb53f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb53f; $custom-light: #dfca7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb53f",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 181,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.213,
"s": 58.025,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7717,
"c": 0.13645,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.46244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB53F
secondary
#959FD2
accent
#60E147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C