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#CCAF3E Color

#CCAF3E is rgb(204, 175, 62) in RGB, hsl(48, 58%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 70%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCAF3E
HEX#CCAF3E
RGBrgb(204, 175, 62)
HSLhsl(48, 58%, 52%)
HSVhsv(48, 70%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 70%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.133 94.4)
LABlab(72.53% 1.95 59.10)
LCHlch(72.53% 59.13 88.11)

What #CCAF3E 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 #CCAF3E, 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.

#CCAF3E Channel Values

How #CCAF3E 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 175 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 58% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 70% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 70% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCAF3E 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCAF3E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCAF3E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCAF3E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCAF3E

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 #CCAF3E.

How #CCAF3E 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#CCAF3E
Protanopia#B4B43D
Protanomaly#BEB23E
Deuteranopia#B9B93B
Deuteranomaly#C1B53C
Tritanopia#D3A6A6
Tritanomaly#D0AA88
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCAF3E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccaf3e: #CCAF3E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCAF3E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccaf3e': '#CCAF3E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.686, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_ccaf3e">#CCAF3E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCAF3E"

More Yellow Colors

#CCAF3E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCAF3E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCAF3E?

#CCAF3E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 175, 62) in RGB and hsl(48, 58%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.97.

What is the RGB value of #CCAF3E?

#CCAF3E is rgb(204, 175, 62) — red 204, green 175, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCAF3E?

#CCAF3E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 70%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCAF3E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCAF3E scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCAF3E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCAF3E 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 14.09, which is visibly different.

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