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#CCBF2D — Yellow

#CCBF2D 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 #CCBF2D 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.

#CCBF2D 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 #2D3ACD; it also sits naturally between #CD702D and #8ACD2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCBF2D · RGB 204, 191, 45

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Color values

HEX#CCBF2D
RGB204, 191, 45
HSL55°, 64%, 49%
HSV55°, 78%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 78%, 20%
XYZ44.01, 50.29, 9.87
Yxy50.29, 0.4225, 0.4828
CIE-Lab76.25, -10.80, 69.20
Hunter Lab70.91, -9.69, 38.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 18%

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 #CCBF2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCBF2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCBF2D

.text { color: #CCBF2D; }
.background { background-color: #CCBF2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCBF2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 191, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 64%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCBF2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 191, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCBF2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 191, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCBF2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCBF2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCBF2D

#BCB029#A79C25#978D21#82791C#716A19#5C5614#4B4611#36330C#262308#111004

Tints of #CCBF2D

#D5C83F#D8CD4F#DDD364#E2D979#E6DF8E#EAE49F#EEEAB4#F3F0C9#F7F4D9#FBFAEE

Tones of #CCBF2D

#C2B638#B6AD43#ABA34F#9F995B#939066#888672

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D3ACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CCBF2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCBF2D

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 #CCBF2D: ·

How #CCBF2D 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 · #C7C859Tritanopia · #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 #CCBF2D rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Dusty Ruby Mosaic
#B64436 · #DE9E53 · #C5C135 · #709F2B
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Tender Ruby Twilight
#C2C52E · #92CF54 · #2CA228 · #2A8251
Amber Ruby Summit
#DDAB74 · #C1C230 · #76C229 · #6DDC6B

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCBF2C  ·  #CCBF2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCBF2D?

#CCBF2D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 191, 45). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCBF2D?

#CCBF2D is RGB 204, 191, 45 — HSL 55°, 64%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 78%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCBF2D?

Its complement is #2D3ACD; analogous partners are #CD702D and #8ACD2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCBF2D for text?

Black text on #CCBF2D has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.