#CCD99E#CCD99E
#CCD99E is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.079 H 118.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CCD99E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 217, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 27.2%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.45, -14.09, 27.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.45, 31.06, 116.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.09% -0.0373 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.09% 0.079 118.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8859, 64.9319, 41.9301) |
| Luminance | 0.6493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.99
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.80
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.31
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.43
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 6.70
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CCD99E #AB9ED9
analogous
#D9C89E #CCD99E #AED99E
triadic
#CCD99E #9ECCD9 #D99ECC
tetradic
#CCD99E #9ED9C8 #AB9ED9 #D99EAE
square
#CCD99E #9ED9C8 #AB9ED9 #D99EAE
split-complementary
#CCD99E #9EAED9 #C89ED9
monochromatic
#9DB547 #B5C872 #CCD99E #E3EACA #F3F6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#CCD99E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#CCD99E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CCD99E
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CCD99E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CCD99E | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1D39A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFD3A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2D3C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ccd99e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 217, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.079 118.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dce4bb',
500: '#ccd99e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ccd99e; $custom-light: #dce4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ccd99e",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 217,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 73.22,
"s": 43.704,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86093,
"c": 0.07905,
"h": 118.2
},
"luminance": 0.64932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CCD99E
secondary
#7A6BB0
accent
#2FB74D
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#151512
muted
#848482