Palettes / Colors / #CCB51E

#CCB51E — Yellow

#CCB51E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCB51E 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 #1E36CC; it also sits naturally between #CC5E1E and #8CCC1E. 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 71% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 85% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CCB51E

.text { color: #CCB51E; }
.background { background-color: #CCB51E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCB51E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 181, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 74%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCB51E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 181, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCB51E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 181, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCB51E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCB51E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCB51E

Tints of #CCB51E

Tones of #CCB51E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1E36CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCB51E: #000000.

How #CCB51E 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 #CCB51E

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCB51E?

#CCB51E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 181, 30). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCB51E?

#CCB51E is RGB 204, 181, 30 — HSL 52°, 74%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 85%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCB51E?

Its complement is #1E36CC; analogous partners are #CC5E1E and #8CCC1E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCB51E for text?

Black text on #CCB51E has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.