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#CCB57B Color

#CCB57B is rgb(204, 181, 123) in RGB, hsl(43, 44%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ecru (#C2B280), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCB57B
HEX#CCB57B
RGBrgb(204, 181, 123)
HSLhsl(43, 44%, 64%)
HSVhsv(43, 40%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.08 88.8)
LABlab(74.67% 2.55 32.74)
LCHlch(74.67% 32.84 85.55)

What #CCB57B 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 #CCB57B, 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.

#CCB57B Channel Values

How #CCB57B 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 181 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 44% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 40% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 40% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCB57B 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCB57B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCB57B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCB57B; 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 #CCB57B

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 #CCB57B.

How #CCB57B 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#CCB57B
Protanopia#B9B97B
Protanomaly#C1B87B
Deuteranopia#BDBD7A
Deuteranomaly#C3BA7A
Tritanopia#D1AFAF
Tritanomaly#CFB19D
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCB57B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccb57b: #CCB57B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCB57B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccb57b': '#CCB57B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.710, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_ccb57b">#CCB57B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCB57B"

More Yellow Colors

#CCB57B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCB57B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCB57B?

#CCB57B is a light yellow — rgb(204, 181, 123) in RGB and hsl(43, 44%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #CCB57B?

#CCB57B is rgb(204, 181, 123) — red 204, green 181, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCB57B?

#CCB57B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCB57B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCB57B scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCB57B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCB57B 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 7.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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