Information about #CCB232 color

#CCB232 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCB232 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 178, 50) — 80% red, 69.8% green, 19.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 60 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CCB232 presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Gold (#D3AF37). Slightly further away sit Old Gold (#CFB53B) and Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B).

The recipe behind #CCB232 is rgb(204, 178, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CCB232: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CCB232 color variations

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

#CCB232 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 #CCB232

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

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

#CCB232 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCB232
  • RGB204, 178, 50
  • CMYK0, 10, 60, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 178, 50)
  • HSL50°, 61%, 50%
  • HSL Precise49.87°, 60.63%, 49.804%
  • HSV50°, 75%, 80%
  • HSB50°, 75%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.698, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.698, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.698, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCB232
  • DECIMAL ID13414962
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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