#CCCC38#CCCC38
#CCCC38 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.161 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCCC38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 204, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 72.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.79, -16.91, 68.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.79, 70.98, 103.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82% -0.0537 0.1519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82% 0.161 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2102, 56.3100, 12.1227) |
| Luminance | 0.5631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.32
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.50
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.89
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.22
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.22
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCCC38 #3838CC
analogous
#CC8238 #CCCC38 #82CC38
triadic
#CCCC38 #38CCCC #CC38CC
tetradic
#CCCC38 #38CC82 #3838CC #CC3882
square
#CCCC38 #38CC82 #3838CC #CC3882
split-complementary
#CCCC38 #3882CC #8238CC
monochromatic
#6E6E1C #9E9E29 #CCCC38 #D8D869 #E5E599
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#CCCC38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.26
#CCCC38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCCC38
12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCCC38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCCC38 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.26 | 12.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC31A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC844
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DABFB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cccc38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 204, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.161 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfdb79',
500: '#cccc38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cccc38; $custom-light: #dfdb79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cccc38",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 204,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 59.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81997,
"c": 0.16116,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.56309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCCC38
secondary
#313177
accent
#45E245
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#16140A
muted
#84837D