Close to Old Gold
#CCBB48
#CCBB48 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 73.3% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 56% saturation and 54% 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 #CCBB48.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
1.95:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.77:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.95:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.77:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CCBB48 as they’d see it.
#CCBB48 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CCBB48
What color is #CCBB48?
#CCBB48 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 73.3% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 56% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CCBB48 in RGB?
#CCBB48 is rgb(204, 187, 72): 204 red, 187 green, and 72 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CCBB48 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 65, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CCBB48?
PANTONE 460 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CCBB48?
Its complement #B7B2FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.