Information about #CCC45F color

#CCC45F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCC45F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 196, 95) — 80% red, 76.9% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 43 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CCC45F reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tacha (#D2B960) and Wild Willow (#BECA60).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 196, 95) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #CCC45F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CCC45F color variations

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

#CCC45F 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 #CCC45F

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCC45F
  • RGB204, 196, 95
  • CMYK0, 3, 43, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 196, 95)
  • HSL56°, 52%, 59%
  • HSL Precise55.596°, 51.659%, 58.627%
  • HSV56°, 53%, 80%
  • HSB56°, 53%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.769, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.769, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.769, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCC45F
  • DECIMAL ID13419615
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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