Palettes / Colors / #CCD45F

#CCD45F — Yellow

#CCD45F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCD45F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #665ED4; it also sits naturally between #D4A15E and #91D45E. 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 83% · Blue 37%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCD45F

.text { color: #CCD45F; }
.background { background-color: #CCD45F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCD45F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 212, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 58%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCD45F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 212, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCD45F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 212, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCD45F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCD45F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #665ED4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCD45F: #000000.

How #CCD45F 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 #CCD45F 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

← #CCD45E  ·  #CCD460 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCD45F?

#CCD45F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 212, 95). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCD45F?

#CCD45F is RGB 204, 212, 95 — HSL 64°, 58%, 60% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 55%, 17%.

What colors go with #CCD45F?

Its complement is #665ED4; analogous partners are #D4A15E and #91D45E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCD45F for text?

Black text on #CCD45F has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.