All About Color #CCA300

#CCA300

About #CCA300

#CCA300 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CCA300. In RGB it is red 204, green 163, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 48°, saturation 100%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 20%, 100%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.81:1 on black.

#CCA300 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCC, A3, 00
CMYK0.00%, 20.10%, 100.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal204, 163, 0
HSL48°, 100%, 40%
RGB Octal314, 243, 0
HSV (HSB)47.94°, 100.00%, 80.00%
RGB Binary11001100, 10100011, 0
CIE-L*AB68.77, 2.93, 72.09
RGB Percent80.00%, 63.92%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH68.77, 72.15, 87.67
XYZ38.00, 39.03, 5.53
CIE-L*UV68.77, 35.44, 71.98
xyY0.46, 0.47, 39.03
Hunter-Lab62.48, -0.76, 38.48
RYB20.12%, 80.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CCA300 on a dark background: contrast 8.81:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CCA300 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CCA300, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CCA300. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CCA300 · #FFD429 · #705A00 · #0029CC · #2954FF

Analogous palette

#CC0029 · #CC3D00 · #CCA300 · #8FCC00 · #29CC00

Triadic palette

#CCA300 · #00CCA3 · #A300CC · #FFD429 · #29FFD4

Tetradic palette

#CCA300 · #00CC3D · #0029CC · #CC008F · #705A00

Monochromatic palette

#332900 · #806600 · #CCA300 · #FFD11A · #FFE066

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