Palettes / Colors / #CCBF01
#CCBF01 — Vivid Yellow
#CCBF01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #CCBF01 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CCBF01 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 #010ECB; it also sits naturally between #CB5901 and #73CB01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CCBF01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 204, 191, 1 |
| HSL | 56°, 99%, 40% |
| HSV | 56°, 100%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 100%, 20% |
| XYZ | 43.54, 50.10, 7.40 |
| Yxy | 50.10, 0.4309, 0.4958 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.13, -11.69, 77.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.78, -10.46, 41.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 0%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 100% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CCBF01
.text { color: #CCBF01; }
.background { background-color: #CCBF01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBF01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 191, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBF01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 191, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBF01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 191, 1, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CCBF01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBF01">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #010ECB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.91:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CCBF01: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBF01
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CCBF01: ·
How #CCBF01 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 #CCBF01 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CCBF01?
#CCBF01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 191, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBF01?
#CCBF01 is RGB 204, 191, 1 — HSL 56°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 100%, 20%.
What colors go with #CCBF01?
Its complement is #010ECB; analogous partners are #CB5901 and #73CB01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CCBF01 for text?
Black text on #CCBF01 has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.