#ccb300

Color #ccb300

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 15.52 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ccb300

RGB

rgb(204, 179, 0)

HSL

hsl(52.6, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.6, 100%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 100%, 20%)

LAB

lab(72.94, -5.52, 75.03)

LCH

lch(72.94, 75.23, 94.21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1586, 99.14)

HWB

hwb(52.6, 0%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0019cc

Analogous

#cc4d00

#ccb300

#7fcc00

Triadic

#ccb300

#00ccb3

#b300cc

Split-complementary

#ccb300

#007fcc

#4d00cc

Tetradic

#ccb300

#19cc00

#0019cc

#b300cc

Square

#ccb300

#00cc4d

#0019cc

#cc007f

Shades

Color #ccb300 mixed toward black.

#aa9500

#887700

#665900

#443c00

#221e00

Tints

Color #ccb300 mixed toward white.

#ffe000

#ffe633

#ffec66

#fff299

#fff9cc

Tones

Color #ccb300 mixed toward gray.

#bba611

#aa9922

#998c33

#888044

#777355

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c15d · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#c3c567 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#cb7a80 · ΔE 44.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 27.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ccb300;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccb300]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ccb300 (#ccb300) is rgb(204, 179, 0) in RGB.

No, #ccb300 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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