Palettes / Colors / #CCBB24

#CCBB24 — Yellow

#CCBB24 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCBB24 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 #2435CC; it also sits naturally between #CC6724 and #89CC24. 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 73% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 82% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCBB24

.text { color: #CCBB24; }
.background { background-color: #CCBB24; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBB24; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 187, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 70%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBB24; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 187, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBB24; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 187, 36, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCBB24">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBB24">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCBB24

Tints of #CCBB24

Tones of #CCBB24

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2435CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCBB24: #000000.

How #CCBB24 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 #CCBB24 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

← #CCBB23  ·  #CCBB25 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBB24?

#CCBB24 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 187, 36). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBB24?

#CCBB24 is RGB 204, 187, 36 — HSL 54°, 70%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 82%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBB24?

Its complement is #2435CC; analogous partners are #CC6724 and #89CC24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBB24 for text?

Black text on #CCBB24 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.