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Information about #CCA00F color

#CCA00F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCA00F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 160, 15) — 80% red, 62.7% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 74 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CCA00F reads as a intensely saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Yellow Ochre (#CB9D06). Slightly further away sit Cookie Brown (#C7A317) and Orange Gold (#D4A017).

The recipe behind #CCA00F is rgb(204, 160, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CCA00F: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #CCA00F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CCA00F color variations

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

#CCA00F 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 #CCA00F

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

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCA00F
  • RGB204, 160, 15
  • CMYK0, 17, 74, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 160, 15)
  • HSL46°, 86%, 43%
  • HSL Precise46.032°, 86.301%, 42.941%
  • HSV46°, 93%, 80%
  • HSB46°, 93%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.627, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.627, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.627, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCA00F
  • DECIMAL ID13410319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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