All About Color #CCA700

#CCA700

About #CCA700

#CCA700 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CCA700. In RGB it is red 204, green 167, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 49°, saturation 100%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 18%, 100%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.09:1 on black.

#CCA700 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCC, A7, 00
CMYK0.00%, 18.14%, 100.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal204, 167, 0
HSL49°, 100%, 40%
RGB Octal314, 247, 0
HSV (HSB)49.12°, 100.00%, 80.00%
RGB Binary11001100, 10100111, 0
CIE-L*AB69.81, 0.80, 72.81
RGB Percent80.00%, 65.49%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH69.81, 72.82, 89.37
XYZ38.72, 40.47, 5.77
CIE-L*UV69.81, 32.42, 73.49
xyY0.46, 0.48, 40.47
Hunter-Lab63.62, -2.70, 39.16
RYB17.72%, 80.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CCA700 on a dark background: contrast 9.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CCA700 on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CCA700, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CCA700. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CCA700 · #FFD829 · #705C00 · #0025CC · #2950FF

Analogous palette

#CC0025 · #CC4100 · #CCA700 · #8BCC00 · #25CC00

Triadic palette

#CCA700 · #00CCA7 · #A700CC · #FFD829 · #29FFD8

Tetradic palette

#CCA700 · #00CC41 · #0025CC · #CC008B · #705C00

Monochromatic palette

#332A00 · #806800 · #CCA700 · #FFD51A · #FFE366

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