HEX atlas value

#CCD78E

#CCD78E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 204, 215, 142, HSL 69, 48%, 70%, has luminance 0.6339, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CCD78E Sample readable text

HEX #CCD78E

RGB rgb(204, 215, 142)

HSL hsl(69 48% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 34, 16)

Luminance 0.6339

Contrast Black 13.68:1White 1.54:1

CSS

--color-ccd78e: #CCD78E;
.background-ccd78e { background-color: #CCD78E; }
.text-ccd78e { color: #CCD78E; }

Luminance0.6339

Black text13.68:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA 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":"#CCD78E","rgb":[204,215,142],"hsl":[69,48,70],"cmyk":[5,0,34,16],"luminance":0.6339,"contrast":{"black":13.68,"white":1.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBEFD2","hex":"#EBEFD2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8E87D","hex":"#D8E87D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.76,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#A7D78E","hex":"#A7D78E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.75,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ccd78e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#998ED7","analogous":["#D7BE8E","#A7D78E"],"triadic":["#8ECCD7","#D78ECC"],"tetradic":["#8ED7BE","#998ED7","#D78EA7"],"splitComplementary":["#8EA7D7","#BE8ED7"],"monochromatic":["#EBEFD2","#CCD78E","#AEBF4A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBEFD2","dark":"#AEBF4A","saturated":"#D8E87D","desaturated":"#C0C69F","pastel":"#F5F6EE","neon":"#EEFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":35.566838487557476},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":36.29049462324811},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":36.40054944640259},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":36.52396473549935}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CCD78E

#CCD78E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CCD78E is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 204, 215, and 142, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 48% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6339, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.68:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CCD78E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.68:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBEFD2#000000 text · best 17.81:1#EBEFD2

#D8E87D#000000 text · best 15.76:1#D8E87D

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

#A7D78E#000000 text · best 12.75:1#A7D78E

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#CCD78E#CCD78E

#998ED7#998ED7

#D7BE8E#D7BE8E

#A7D78E#A7D78E

#EBEFD2#EBEFD2

#AEBF4A#AEBF4A

Color Harmonies

#998ED7#998ED7

#D7BE8E#D7BE8E

#A7D78E#A7D78E

#8ECCD7#8ECCD7

#D78ECC#D78ECC

Variants

#EBEFD2#EBEFD2

#AEBF4A#AEBF4A

#D8E87D#D8E87D

#C0C69F#C0C69F

#F5F6EE#F5F6EE

#EEFF8F#EEFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Tan#D2B48C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Flax#EEDC82

Burly Wood#DEB887

#CCD78E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CCD78E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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