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#CCBC28 Color

#CCBC28 is rgb(204, 188, 40) in RGB, hsl(54, 67%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 80%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCBC28
HEX#CCBC28
RGBrgb(204, 188, 40)
HSLhsl(54, 67%, 48%)
HSVhsv(54, 80%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 80%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.155 102.7)
LABlab(75.83% -5.14 69.47)
LCHlch(75.83% 69.66 94.23)

What #CCBC28 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 #CCBC28, 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.

#CCBC28 Channel Values

How #CCBC28 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 188 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 67% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 80% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 80% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCBC28 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCBC28 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCBC28

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCBC28; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CCBC28

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 #CCBC28.

How #CCBC28 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#CCBC28
Protanopia#BFBF28
Protanomaly#C4BE28
Deuteranopia#C1C125
Deuteranomaly#C6BF26
Tritanopia#D5B1B1
Tritanomaly#D1B68F
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCBC28 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccbc28: #CCBC28;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCBC28;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccbc28': '#CCBC28' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.737, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_ccbc28">#CCBC28</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCBC28"

More Yellow Colors

#CCBC28 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCBC28 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCBC28?

#CCBC28 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 188, 40) in RGB and hsl(54, 67%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #CCBC28?

#CCBC28 is rgb(204, 188, 40) — red 204, green 188, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCBC28?

#CCBC28 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 80%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCBC28 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCBC28 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCBC28 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCBC28 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 17.94, which is visibly different.

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