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Information about #CCB55C color

#CCB55C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CCB55C is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(204, 181, 92) (80% red, 71% green, 36.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 44 / 20 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CCB55C is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gold Lustre (#C9B25F). Slightly further away sit Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560) and Tacha (#D2B960).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 181, 92)), which gives #CCB55C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CCB55C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CCB55C color variations

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

#CCB55C 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 #CCB55C

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

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCB55C
  • RGB204, 181, 92
  • CMYK0, 9, 44, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 181, 92)
  • HSL48°, 52%, 58%
  • HSL Precise47.679°, 52.336%, 58.039%
  • HSV48°, 55%, 80%
  • HSB48°, 55%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.710, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.710, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.710, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCB55C
  • DECIMAL ID13415772
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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