Close to Old Gold
#CCB430
#CCB430 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 70.6% green, and 18.8% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 62% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CCB430.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.07:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.14:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.07:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.14:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCB430 as they’d see it.
#CCB430 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CCB430
What color is #CCB430?
#CCB430 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 70.6% green, and 18.8% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 62% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CCB430 in RGB?
#CCB430 is rgb(204, 180, 48): 204 red, 180 green, and 48 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CCB430 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 76, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CCB430?
PANTONE 103 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CCB430?
Its complement #B4ABFA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.