Information about #CCC971 color

#CCC971 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCC971 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 201, 113) — 80% red, 78.8% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 36 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CCC971 is a clearly saturated golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Greenish Beige (#C9D179). Slightly further away sit Souffle (#D5C171) and Poprock (#C0C975).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 201, 113) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CCC971 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CCC971 color variations

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

#CCC971 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CCC971 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B9B543

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#8B8832

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Black

#000000

#CCC971 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BEBC71

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#B0AE73

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Grey

#808080

#CCC971 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CBA470

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#CB7F70

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#CB7085

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#CCC971 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
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#7174CC
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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
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#9B71CC
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#71A1CC
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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
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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
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#71CCC9
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#C971CC
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#74CC71
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#7174CC
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#C971CC
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#71CC9B
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#7174CC
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#CC71A1
#CC71A1

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Nearest named colors to #CCC971

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

Greenish Beige color link
Greenish Beige

#C9D179

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

#CCC971 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCC971
  • RGB204, 201, 113
  • CMYK0, 1, 36, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 201, 113)
  • HSL58°, 47%, 62%
  • HSL Precise58.022°, 47.15%, 62.157%
  • HSV58°, 45%, 80%
  • HSB58°, 45%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.788, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.788, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.788, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCCC971
  • DECIMAL ID13420913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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