#CCB05B

Closest named color: Desert (#CCAD60). oklch(76.4% 0.11 91.4), rgb(204, 176, 91).

Black text reads best on this color (9.92:1).

About this color

#CCB05B is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Desert (#CCAD60), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.92:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Desert (#CCAD60)
Black text	9.92:1
White text	2.11:1

Values

HEX	#CCB05B
RGB	rgb(204, 176, 91)
HSL	hsl(45, 53%, 58%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.4% 0.11 91.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CCB05B	2.11:1	Fails	Lc -46.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CCB05B	9.92:1	AAA	Lc 62.6	Content text, not long reading
#CCB05B text on white	2.11:1	Fails	Lc 41.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CCB05B text on black	9.92:1	AAA	Lc -60.9	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F9F5EB

oklch(97.1% 0.014 88.7)
Step 100
100

#F1EAD3

oklch(93.6% 0.031 92.9)
Step 200
200

#E8D8AC

oklch(88.4% 0.06 90.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CCB05B

oklch(76.4% 0.11 91.4)
Step 400
400

#C29C00

oklch(70.7% 0.145 91.2)
Step 500
500

#A68600

oklch(63.2% 0.129 91.9)
Step 600
600

#8C7000

oklch(55.6% 0.114 91.4)
Step 700
700

#765E00

oklch(49.2% 0.101 91.4)
Step 800
800

#614D00

oklch(42.9% 0.088 91.6)
Step 900
900

#513F00

oklch(37.6% 0.077 90.4)
Step 950
950

#302500

oklch(26.9% 0.055 91.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CCB05B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C0AE53	0.022
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C7B65E	0.016
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DBA49D	0.101
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B2B2B2	0.110