Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#CCCC33

#CCCC33 is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Pear. RGB 204, 204, 51, HSL 60° 60% 50%, luminance 0.5626; view contrast and conversions.

yellowwarmearth-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; }

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.

Practical uses for this HEX value include 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#E8E817 · #000000 text · best 15.99:1#DEDE7C#DEDE7C · #000000 text · best 14.85:1Pear#D1E231 · #000000 text · best 14.63:1Saffron#F4C430 · #000000 text · best 12.79:1Peridot#B4C424 · #000000 text · best 10.86:1

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

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
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
Download JSON Open API
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}]
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Related HEX Guides

Pear colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D1E231.Old Gold colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #CFB53B.Peridot colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B4C424.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#CCCC33 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.