#CCC85E#CCC85E
#CCC85E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.129 H 107.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCC85E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 200, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 53.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -12.55, 52.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 54.15, 103.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.47% -0.0375 0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.47% 0.129 107) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5778, 54.9554, 18.6887) |
| Luminance | 0.5495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.88
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.03
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 6.38
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 6.39
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 6.56
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCC85E #5E62CC
analogous
#CC915E #CCC85E #99CC5E
triadic
#CCC85E #5ECCC8 #C85ECC
tetradic
#CCC85E #5ECC91 #5E62CC #CC5E99
square
#CCC85E #5ECC91 #5E62CC #CC5E99
split-complementary
#CCC85E #5E99CC #915ECC
monochromatic
#85822A #B4AF39 #CCC85E #DBD88C #E9E8BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#CCC85E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#CCC85E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCC85E
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCC85E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCC85E | 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)
#D7C154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C664
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9BDB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccc85e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 200, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.129 107.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ded88f',
500: '#ccc85e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccc85e; $custom-light: #ded88f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccc85e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 200,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.818,
"s": 51.887,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81475,
"c": 0.12858,
"h": 107
},
"luminance": 0.54954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCC85E
secondary
#42448D
accent
#52DB4C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#15140D
muted
#84837F