Information about #CCCC00 color

#CCCC00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CCCC00 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(204, 204, 0) (80% red, 80% green, 0% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 80 / 20 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CCCC00 reads as a intensely saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Ugly Yellow (#D0C101). Slightly further away sit Dirty Yellow (#CDC50A) and Vomit Yellow (#C7C10C).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 204, 0) — 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. #CCCC00 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CCCC00 color variations

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

#CCCC00 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 #CCCC00

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

Vomit Yellow color link
Vomit Yellow

#C7C10C

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

Tweet color link
Tweet

#D4BC00

Puke Yellow color link
Puke Yellow

#C2BE0E

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Olive Yellow color link
Olive Yellow

#C2B709

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCCC00
  • RGB204, 204, 0
  • CMYK0, 0, 80, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 204, 0)
  • HSL60°, 100%, 40%
  • HSL Precise60°, 100%, 40%
  • HSV60°, 100%, 80%
  • HSB60°, 100%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.800, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.800, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.800, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCCC00
  • DECIMAL ID13421568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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