HEX atlas value

#CCCC33

#CCCC33 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 204, 51, HSL 60, 60%, 50%, has luminance 0.5626, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#CCCC33 Sample readable text

HEX #CCCC33

RGB rgb(204, 204, 51)

HSL hsl(60 60% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 75, 20)

Luminance 0.5626

Contrast Black 12.25:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-cccc33: #CCCC33;
.background-cccc33 { background-color: #CCCC33; }
.text-cccc33 { color: #CCCC33; }

Luminance0.5626

Black text12.25:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA 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":"#CCCC33","rgb":[204,204,51],"hsl":[60,60,50],"cmyk":[0,0,75,20],"luminance":0.5626,"contrast":{"black":12.25,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8E817","hex":"#E8E817","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEDE7C","hex":"#DEDE7C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.85,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.79,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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","Pear 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/cccc33.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3333CC","analogous":["#CC8033","#80CC33"],"triadic":["#33CCCC","#CC33CC"],"tetradic":["#33CC80","#3333CC","#CC3380"],"splitComplementary":["#337FCC","#7F33CC"],"monochromatic":["#DEDE7C","#CCCC33","#838321"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEDE7C","dark":"#838321","saturated":"#E8E817","desaturated":"#B0B04F","pastel":"#DCDCA3","neon":"#FFFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":22.64950330581225},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.72404813208241},{"slug":"saffron","name":"Saffron","hex":"#F4C430","distance":40.90232267243512}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CCCC33

#CCCC33 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #CCCC33 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 204, 204, and 51, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.5626, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.25:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CCCC33 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8E817#000000 text · best 15.99:1#E8E817

#DEDE7C#000000 text · best 14.85:1#DEDE7C

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Saffron#000000 text · best 12.79:1#F4C430

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Generated Palette

#CCCC33#CCCC33

#3333CC#3333CC

#CC8033#CC8033

#80CC33#80CC33

#DEDE7C#DEDE7C

#838321#838321

Color Harmonies

#3333CC#3333CC

#CC8033#CC8033

#80CC33#80CC33

#33CCCC#33CCCC

#CC33CC#CC33CC

Variants

#DEDE7C#DEDE7C

#838321#838321

#E8E817#E8E817

#B0B04F#B0B04F

#DCDCA3#DCDCA3

#FFFF29#FFFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Saffron#F4C430

#CCCC33

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CCCC33

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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