#CCB56E#CCB56E
#CCB56E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.094 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 181, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 48%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 46.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.20, -1.29, 39.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.20, 39.08, 91.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.72% -0.0034 0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.72% 0.094 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2415, 47.0127, 21.4928) |
| Luminance | 0.4701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.11
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 3.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.45
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.71
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB56E #6E85CC
analogous
#CC866E #CCB56E #B4CC6E
triadic
#CCB56E #6ECCB5 #B56ECC
tetradic
#CCB56E #6ECC86 #6E85CC #CC6EB4
square
#CCB56E #6ECC86 #6E85CC #CC6EB4
split-complementary
#CCB56E #6EB4CC #866ECC
monochromatic
#8E7732 #BB9D42 #CCB56E #DCCC9B #ECE3C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#CCB56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.40
#CCB56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB56E
10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB56E | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B268
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 181, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.094 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcb99',
500: '#ccb56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb56e; $custom-light: #ddcb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 181,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.319,
"s": 47.959,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77719,
"c": 0.09447,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.47011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB56E
secondary
#B9C2DC
accent
#4EBB2A
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E