#CCB557#CCB557
#CCB557 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.117 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB557 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 181, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 53%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 57.4%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.92, -3.30, 50.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.92, 50.19, 93.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.41% -0.0118 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.41% 0.117 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1477, 46.5752, 15.7321) |
| Luminance | 0.4657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.29
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.66
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.76
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.77
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.01
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB557 #576ECC
analogous
#CC7B57 #CCB557 #A9CC57
triadic
#CCB557 #57CCB5 #B557CC
tetradic
#CCB557 #57CC7B #576ECC #CC57A9
square
#CCB557 #57CC7B #576ECC #CC57A9
split-complementary
#CCB557 #57A9CC #7B57CC
monochromatic
#817027 #B09836 #CCB557 #DACA86 #E9DEB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CCB557 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#CCB557 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB557
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB557 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB557 | 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)
#C5B14E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb557; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 181, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.117 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deca89',
500: '#ccb557',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb557; $custom-light: #deca89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb557",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 181,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.205,
"s": 53.425,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77406,
"c": 0.11722,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.46573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB557
secondary
#A8B1D7
accent
#68DD4B
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#84827D