Information about #CCB359 color

#CCB359 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCB359 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 179, 89) — 80% red, 70.2% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 45 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CCB359 is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gold Lustre (#C9B25F). Slightly further away sit Vegas Gold (#C5B358) and Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 179, 89)), which gives #CCB359 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CCB359 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CCB359 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CCB359 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CCB359

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCB359
  • RGB204, 179, 89
  • CMYK0, 10, 45, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 179, 89)
  • HSL47°, 53%, 57%
  • HSL Precise46.957°, 52.995%, 57.451%
  • HSV47°, 56%, 80%
  • HSB47°, 56%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.702, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.702, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.702, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCB359
  • DECIMAL ID13415257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01