Information about #CCCC56 color

#CCCC56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCCC56 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 204, 86) — 80% red, 80% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 46 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CCCC56 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Wild Willow (#BECA60). Slightly further away sit Ginger Brown (#C9BE62) and Chinese Green (#D0DB61).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 204, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #CCCC56 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CCCC56 color variations

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

#CCCC56 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 #CCCC56

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

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

inessele color link
inessele

#D5E054

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCCC56
  • RGB204, 204, 86
  • CMYK0, 0, 46, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 204, 86)
  • HSL60°, 54%, 57%
  • HSL Precise60°, 53.636%, 56.863%
  • HSV60°, 58%, 80%
  • HSB60°, 58%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.800, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.800, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.800, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCCCC56
  • DECIMAL ID13421654
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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