HEX atlas value

#CCC233

#CCC233 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 194, 51, HSL 56, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.5166, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#CCC233 Sample readable text

HEX #CCC233

RGB rgb(204, 194, 51)

HSL hsl(56 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.5166

Contrast Black 11.33:1White 1.85:1

CSS

--color-ccc233: #CCC233;
.background-ccc233 { background-color: #CCC233; }
.text-ccc233 { color: #CCC233; }

Luminance0.5166

Black text11.33:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CCC233","rgb":[204,194,51],"hsl":[56,60,50],"cmyk":[0,5,75,20],"luminance":0.5166,"contrast":{"black":11.33,"white":1.85}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.33,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E8DA17","hex":"#E8DA17","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.47,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DED87C","hex":"#DED87C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.22,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8ACC33","hex":"#8ACC33","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.77,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ccc233.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#333DCC","analogous":["#CC7533","#8ACC33"],"triadic":["#33CCC2","#C233CC"],"tetradic":["#33CC75","#333DCC","#CC338A"],"splitComplementary":["#338ACC","#7533CC"],"monochromatic":["#DED87C","#CCC233","#837C21"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DED87C","dark":"#837C21","saturated":"#E8DA17","desaturated":"#B0A94F","pastel":"#DCD8A3","neon":"#FFF129"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":28.372521918222215},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":32.449961479175904},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":37.389838191679836},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":37.656340767525464}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CCC233

#CCC233 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #CCC233 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 204, 194, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg with 60% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5166, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.33:1AA Pass

White text1.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CCC233 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.33:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#E8DA17#000000 text · best 14.47:1#E8DA17

#DED87C#000000 text · best 14.22:1#DED87C

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#8ACC33#000000 text · best 10.77:1#8ACC33

Generated Palette

#CCC233#CCC233

#333DCC#333DCC

#CC7533#CC7533

#8ACC33#8ACC33

#DED87C#DED87C

#837C21#837C21

Color Harmonies

#333DCC#333DCC

#CC7533#CC7533

#8ACC33#8ACC33

#33CCC2#33CCC2

#C233CC#C233CC

Variants

#DED87C#DED87C

#837C21#837C21

#E8DA17#E8DA17

#B0A94F#B0A94F

#DCD8A3#DCD8A3

#FFF129#FFF129

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

Pear#D1E231

Goldenrod#DAA520

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#CCC233

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CCC233

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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