Palettes / Colors / #CCAA2D

#CCAA2D — Yellow

#CCAA2D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCAA2D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2D50CD; it also sits naturally between #CD5A2D and #A0CD2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 67% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 78% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CCAA2D

.text { color: #CCAA2D; }
.background { background-color: #CCAA2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCAA2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 170, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 64%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCAA2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 170, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCAA2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 170, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCAA2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCAA2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCAA2D

Tints of #CCAA2D

Tones of #CCAA2D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D50CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCAA2D: #000000.

How #CCAA2D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCAA2D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCAA2C  ·  #CCAA2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCAA2D?

#CCAA2D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 170, 45). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCAA2D?

#CCAA2D is RGB 204, 170, 45 — HSL 47°, 64%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 78%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCAA2D?

Its complement is #2D50CD; analogous partners are #CD5A2D and #A0CD2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCAA2D for text?

Black text on #CCAA2D has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.