HEX atlas value

#CCC933

#CCC933 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 201, 51, HSL 59, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.5485, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#CCC933 Sample readable text

HEX #CCC933

RGB rgb(204, 201, 51)

HSL hsl(59 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.5485

Contrast Black 11.97:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-ccc933: #CCC933;
.background-ccc933 { background-color: #CCC933; }
.text-ccc933 { color: #CCC933; }

Luminance0.5485

Black text11.97:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#CCC933","rgb":[204,201,51],"hsl":[59,60,50],"cmyk":[0,1,75,20],"luminance":0.5485,"contrast":{"black":11.97,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8E517","hex":"#E8E517","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.65,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEDD7C","hex":"#DEDD7C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.74,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"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"]}]

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/ccc933.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3336CC","analogous":["#CC7D33","#82CC33"],"triadic":["#33CCC9","#C933CC"],"tetradic":["#33CC7D","#3336CC","#CC3382"],"splitComplementary":["#3382CC","#7D33CC"],"monochromatic":["#DEDD7C","#CCC933","#838121"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEDD7C","dark":"#838121","saturated":"#E8E517","desaturated":"#B0AE4F","pastel":"#DCDBA3","neon":"#FFFB29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":21.748563170931547},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":25.573423705088842},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":28.74021572639983},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":38.84584919911006},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":40.422765862815474}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CCC933

#CCC933 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #CCC933 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 204, 201, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.5485, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.97:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CCC933 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8E517#000000 text · best 15.65:1#E8E517

#DEDD7C#000000 text · best 14.74:1#DEDD7C

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#CCC933#CCC933

#3336CC#3336CC

#CC7D33#CC7D33

#82CC33#82CC33

#DEDD7C#DEDD7C

#838121#838121

Color Harmonies

#3336CC#3336CC

#CC7D33#CC7D33

#82CC33#82CC33

#33CCC9#33CCC9

#C933CC#C933CC

Variants

#DEDD7C#DEDD7C

#838121#838121

#E8E517#E8E517

#B0AE4F#B0AE4F

#DCDBA3#DCDBA3

#FFFB29#FFFB29

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Buttercup#F3C13A

#CCC933

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CCC933

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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