#CCB84E#CCB84E
#CCB84E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.127 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCB84E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 184, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 61.8%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, -5.51, 55.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 55.28, 95.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.93% -0.0192 0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.93% 0.127 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4193, 47.6703, 14.1205) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.32
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.41
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.56
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.57
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.62
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCB84E #4E62CC
analogous
#CC794E #CCB84E #A1CC4E
triadic
#CCB84E #4ECCB8 #B84ECC
tetradic
#CCB84E #4ECC79 #4E62CC #CC4EA1
square
#CCB84E #4ECC79 #4E62CC #CC4EA1
split-complementary
#CCB84E #4EA1CC #794ECC
monochromatic
#7C6E24 #AB9831 #CCB84E #DACB7E #E7DEAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CCB84E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#CCB84E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCB84E
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCB84E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCB84E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B342
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBACA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccb84e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 184, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.127 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfcd84',
500: '#ccb84e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccb84e; $custom-light: #dfcd84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccb84e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 184,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.476,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77931,
"c": 0.12747,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.47668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCB84E
secondary
#A1A9D5
accent
#61DF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C