#CCB56B — Yellow

#CCB56B is a yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light butter yellow, and it is also commonly known as Butter Yellow, Lemon Chiffon. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#CCB56B color swatch, yellow#CCB56B
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f5f0
100#edeadf
200#e0d9c2
300#cdc096
400#b5a162
500#a1893a
600#8e7728
700#776316
800#64520f
900#554509
950#322804

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.02:1
Contrast on black
10.39:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 92.7); /* #f7f5f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.015 92.7); /* #edeadf */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.032 92.7); /* #e0d9c2 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.057 92.7); /* #cdc096 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.085 92.7); /* #b5a162 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.103 92.7); /* #a1893a */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.1 92.7); /* #8e7728 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.094 92.7); /* #776316 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.084 92.7); /* #64520f */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.076 92.7); /* #554509 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.053 92.7); /* #322804 */
}

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