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#CCB25C Color

#CCB25C is rgb(204, 178, 92) in RGB, hsl(46, 52%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 55%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCB25C
HEX#CCB25C
RGBrgb(204, 178, 92)
HSLhsl(46, 52%, 58%)
HSVhsv(46, 55%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 55%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.11 92.8)
LABlab(73.55% 1.88 46.91)
LCHlch(73.55% 46.95 87.70)

What #CCB25C 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 #CCB25C, 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.

#CCB25C Channel Values

How #CCB25C 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 178 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 52% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 55% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 55% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCB25C 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCB25C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCB25C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCB25C; 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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Tints & Shades of #CCB25C

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 #CCB25C.

How #CCB25C 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#CCB25C
Protanopia#B7B75C
Protanomaly#C0B55C
Deuteranopia#BBBB5A
Deuteranomaly#C2B85B
Tritanopia#D2AAAA
Tritanomaly#D0AD91
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCB25C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccb25c: #CCB25C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCB25C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccb25c': '#CCB25C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.698, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_ccb25c">#CCB25C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCB25C"

More Yellow Colors

#CCB25C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCB25C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCB25C?

#CCB25C is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 178, 92) in RGB and hsl(46, 52%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #CCB25C?

#CCB25C is rgb(204, 178, 92) — red 204, green 178, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCB25C?

#CCB25C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 55%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCB25C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCB25C scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCB25C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCB25C 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.84, which is visibly different.

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