Palettes / Colors / #CCAA2E

#CCAA2E — Yellow

#CCAA2E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCAA2E 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 #2E50CC; it also sits naturally between #CC5B2E and #9FCC2E. 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 77% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCAA2E

.text { color: #CCAA2E; }
.background { background-color: #CCAA2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCAA2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 170, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCAA2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 170, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCAA2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 170, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCAA2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCAA2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCAA2E

Tints of #CCAA2E

Tones of #CCAA2E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E50CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCAA2E: #000000.

How #CCAA2E 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 #CCAA2E 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

← #CCAA2D  ·  #CCAA2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCAA2E?

#CCAA2E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 170, 46). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCAA2E?

#CCAA2E is RGB 204, 170, 46 — HSL 47°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 77%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCAA2E?

Its complement is #2E50CC; analogous partners are #CC5B2E and #9FCC2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCAA2E for text?

Black text on #CCAA2E has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.