#CCB556#CCB556
#CCB556 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.118 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB556 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 181, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 57.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.91, -3.37, 50.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.91, 50.65, 93.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.39% -0.0121 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.39% 0.118 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1071, 46.5590, 15.5185) |
| Luminance | 0.4656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.39
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.79
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.82
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.83
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.92
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB556 #566DCC
analogous
#CC7A56 #CCB556 #A8CC56
triadic
#CCB556 #56CCB5 #B556CC
tetradic
#CCB556 #56CC7A #566DCC #CC56A8
square
#CCB556 #56CC7A #566DCC #CC56A8
split-complementary
#CCB556 #56A8CC #7A56CC
monochromatic
#816F27 #B09835 #CCB556 #DACA85 #E8DEB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CCB556 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#CCB556 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB556
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB556 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB556 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B14D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb556; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 181, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.118 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deca89',
500: '#ccb556',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb556; $custom-light: #deca89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb556",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 181,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.305,
"s": 53.636,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77394,
"c": 0.11812,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.46557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB556
secondary
#A7B0D7
accent
#67DD4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#84827D