Information about #CCC800 color

#CCC800 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCC800 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 200, 0) — 80% red, 78.4% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 80 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated yellow, #CCC800 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ugly Yellow (#D0C101). Slightly further away sit Dirty Yellow (#CDC50A) and Tweet (#D4BC00).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(204, 200, 0)), which gives #CCC800 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #CCC800 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CCC800 color variations

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

#CCC800 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 #CCC800

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

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCC800
  • RGB204, 200, 0
  • CMYK0, 2, 80, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 200, 0)
  • HSL59°, 100%, 40%
  • HSL Precise58.824°, 100%, 40%
  • HSV59°, 100%, 80%
  • HSB59°, 100%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.784, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.784, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.784, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCC800
  • DECIMAL ID13420544
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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