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#CCA133 Color

#CCA133 is rgb(204, 161, 51) in RGB, hsl(43, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 75%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCA133
HEX#CCA133
RGBrgb(204, 161, 51)
HSLhsl(43, 60%, 50%)
HSVhsv(43, 75%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 75%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.132 86.4)
LABlab(68.89% 8.65 59.90)
LCHlch(68.89% 60.52 81.78)

What #CCA133 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCA133, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CCA133 Channel Values

How #CCA133 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 161 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 60% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 75% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 75% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCA133 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCA133 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCA133

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCA133; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CCA133

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCA133.

How #CCA133 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCA133
Protanopia#A9A932
Protanomaly#B8A632
Deuteranopia#B1B12D
Deuteranomaly#BCAB2F
Tritanopia#D29898
Tritanomaly#D09C7C
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCA133 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cca133: #CCA133;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCA133;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cca133': '#CCA133' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.631, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_cca133">#CCA133</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCA133"

More Yellow Colors

#CCA133 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCA133 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCA133?

#CCA133 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 161, 51) in RGB and hsl(43, 60%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Satin Sheen Gold (#CBA135), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.97.

What is the RGB value of #CCA133?

#CCA133 is rgb(204, 161, 51) — red 204, green 161, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCA133?

#CCA133 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 75%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCA133 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCA133 scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCA133 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCA133 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #CCA133 in a Tool

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