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#CCBF2C — Yellow

#CCBF2C is a yellow color we call 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 #CCBF2C 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.

#CCBF2C 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 #2C39CE; it also sits naturally between #CE6F2C and #8ACE2C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBF2C · RGB 204, 191, 44

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Color values

HEX#CCBF2C
RGB204, 191, 44
HSL55°, 65%, 49%
HSV55°, 78%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 78%, 20%
XYZ43.99, 50.28, 9.77
Yxy50.28, 0.4228, 0.4833
CIE-Lab76.24, -10.84, 69.50
Hunter Lab70.91, -9.73, 39.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 78% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCBF2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCBF2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCBF2C

.text { color: #CCBF2C; }
.background { background-color: #CCBF2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBF2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 191, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 65%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBF2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 191, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBF2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 191, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCBF2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBF2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCBF2C

#BDB128#A89D24#978E20#827A1C#726A18#5D5614#4C4710#37330C#262308#111004

Tints of #CCBF2C

#D6C93D#DACE4E#DED463#E2DA78#E7DF8D#EAE49E#EFEAB3#F3F0C8#F7F4D9#FBFAEE

Tones of #CCBF2C

#C3B737#B6AD43#ABA34F#A09A5A#959165#888672

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C39CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.90:1 Fails
Against black text11.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCBF2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBF2C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCBF2C: ·

How #CCBF2C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C650Deuteranopia · #C7C858Tritanopia · #CB6C72

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCBF2C rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Wild Garden
#C5BE23 · #93DB36 · #37E127 · #28DC6E
Dusty Ruby Mosaic
#B64436 · #DE9E53 · #C5C135 · #709F2B
Tender Ruby Twilight
#C2C52E · #92CF54 · #2CA228 · #2A8251

Similar colors

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

#CABC33#CDC733#D3C526#C5BE23#C5C135#C2C52E#C1C230#C2B82C#D8BD2A#D5C828#D2CA32#D0CD2D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBF2B  ·  #CCBF2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBF2C?

#CCBF2C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 191, 44). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBF2C?

#CCBF2C is RGB 204, 191, 44 — HSL 55°, 65%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 78%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBF2C?

Its complement is #2C39CE; analogous partners are #CE6F2C and #8ACE2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBF2C for text?

Black text on #CCBF2C has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.