Information about #CCC700 color

#CCC700 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CCC700 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 199, 0) — 80% red, 78% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 80 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CCC700 reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ugly Yellow (#D0C101). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dirty Yellow (#CDC50A) and Tweet (#D4BC00).

The recipe behind #CCC700 is rgb(204, 199, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CCC700 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CCC700 color variations

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

#CCC700 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 #CCC700

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

Ugly Yellow color link
Ugly Yellow

#D0C101

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCC700
  • RGB204, 199, 0
  • CMYK0, 2, 80, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 199, 0)
  • HSL59°, 100%, 40%
  • HSL Precise58.529°, 100%, 40%
  • HSV59°, 100%, 80%
  • HSB59°, 100%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.780, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.780, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.780, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCC700
  • DECIMAL ID13420288
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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