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#CCB63B Old Gold

#CCB63B is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Old Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 71.4% green and 23.1% blue (rgb(204, 182, 59)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 59% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 71% yellow and 20% black. #CCB63B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.32:1.

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Variations of #CCB63B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CCB63B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CCB63B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CCB63B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CEB943
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8B128
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9B331
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CEB943
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDB83F
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCA99E
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D2B175
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCB6A2

#CCB63B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#CCB63B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.32:1 Very good#CCB63B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CCB63B in CSS

/* Old Gold */
.color { color: #CCB63B; }
.background { background-color: #CCB63B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CCB63B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 182 59);
color: hsl(51 59% 52%);
color: oklch(0.773 0.140 98.8);

#CCB63B FAQ

What color is #CCB63B?

#CCB63B is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CCB63B?

#CCB63B is rgb(204, 182, 59) in RGB, hsl(51, 59%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 71%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CCB63B?

The complementary color of #CCB63B is #3B51CC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CCB63B?

Black text has the best contrast on #CCB63B: 10.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CCB63B a warm or cool color?

#CCB63B is a warm color.