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#CCB43E Color

#CCB43E is rgb(204, 180, 62) in RGB, hsl(50, 58%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 70%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCB43E
HEX#CCB43E
RGBrgb(204, 180, 62)
HSLhsl(50, 58%, 52%)
HSVhsv(50, 70%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 70%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.136 97.5)
LABlab(73.83% -0.55 60.36)
LCHlch(73.83% 60.36 90.52)

What #CCB43E 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 #CCB43E, 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.

#CCB43E Channel Values

How #CCB43E 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 180 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 58% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 70% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 70% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCB43E 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCB43E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCB43E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCB43E; 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 #CCB43E

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 #CCB43E.

How #CCB43E 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#CCB43E
Protanopia#B8B83E
Protanomaly#C1B73E
Deuteranopia#BCBC3B
Deuteranomaly#C3B93C
Tritanopia#D4ABAB
Tritanomaly#D1AE8C
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCB43E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccb43e: #CCB43E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCB43E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccb43e': '#CCB43E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.706, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_ccb43e">#CCB43E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCB43E"

More Yellow Colors

#CCB43E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCB43E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCB43E?

#CCB43E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 180, 62) in RGB and hsl(50, 58%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #CCB43E?

#CCB43E is rgb(204, 180, 62) — red 204, green 180, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCB43E?

#CCB43E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 70%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCB43E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCB43E scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCB43E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCB43E 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 15.44, which is visibly different.

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