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#CCCE83 Color

#CCCE83 is rgb(204, 206, 131) in RGB, hsl(62, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCCE83
HEX#CCCE83
RGBrgb(204, 206, 131)
HSLhsl(62, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(62, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.097 109.6)
LABlab(81.32% -9.03 37.07)
LCHlch(81.32% 38.16 103.69)

What #CCCE83 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 #CCCE83, 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.

#CCCE83 Channel Values

How #CCCE83 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 206 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCCE83 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCCE83 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCCE83

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCCE83; 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 #CCCE83

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCCE83.

How #CCCE83 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#CCCE83
Protanopia#CECE83
Protanomaly#CDCE83
Deuteranopia#CDCD83
Deuteranomaly#CDCE83
Tritanopia#D3C7C7
Tritanomaly#D0CAB0
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCCE83 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccce83: #CCCE83;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCCE83;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccce83': '#CCCE83' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.808, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_ccce83">#CCCE83</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCCE83"

More Yellow Colors

#CCCE83 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCCE83 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCCE83?

#CCCE83 is a light yellow — rgb(204, 206, 131) in RGB and hsl(62, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.56.

What is the RGB value of #CCCE83?

#CCCE83 is rgb(204, 206, 131) — red 204, green 206, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCCE83?

#CCCE83 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 36%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCCE83 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCCE83 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCCE83 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCCE83 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 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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