#CCC596#CCC596
#CCC596 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.063 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCC596 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 197, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 35%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 26.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.03, -4.96, 24.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.03, 25.01, 101.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.75% -0.0115 0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.75% 0.063 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3733, 54.9729, 36.8055) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.54
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.61
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.42
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.42
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 8.04
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCC596 #969DCC
analogous
#CCAA96 #CCC596 #B8CC96
triadic
#CCC596 #96CCC5 #C596CC
tetradic
#CCC596 #96CCAA #969DCC #CC96B8
square
#CCC596 #96CCAA #969DCC #CC96B8
split-complementary
#CCC596 #96B8CC #AA96CC
monochromatic
#9C914C #B8AE6D #CCC596 #E0DCBF #F4F3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#CCC596 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#CCC596 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCC596
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCC596 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCC596 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC293
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C598
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4BEB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccc596; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 197, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.063 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd6b5',
500: '#ccc596',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccc596; $custom-light: #dcd6b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccc596",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 197,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.222,
"s": 34.615,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81745,
"c": 0.06301,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.54972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCC596
secondary
#656DA1
accent
#47AD38
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#151411
muted
#848381