All About Color #CCAA00

#CCAA00

About #CCAA00

#CCAA00 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CCAA00. In RGB it is red 204, green 170, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 50°, saturation 100%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 100%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.32:1 on black.

#CCAA00 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCC, AA, 00
CMYK0.00%, 16.67%, 100.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal204, 170, 0
HSL50°, 100%, 40%
RGB Octal314, 252, 0
HSV (HSB)50.00°, 100.00%, 80.00%
RGB Binary11001100, 10101010, 0
CIE-L*AB70.59, -0.79, 73.36
RGB Percent80.00%, 66.67%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH70.59, 73.36, 90.62
XYZ39.28, 41.59, 5.96
CIE-L*UV70.59, 30.18, 74.63
xyY0.45, 0.48, 41.59
Hunter-Lab64.49, -4.14, 39.66
RYB16.00%, 80.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CCAA00 on a dark background: contrast 9.32:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CCAA00 on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CCAA00, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CCAA00 · #FFDB29 · #705E00 · #0022CC · #294DFF

Analogous palette

#CC0022 · #CC4400 · #CCAA00 · #88CC00 · #22CC00

Triadic palette

#CCAA00 · #00CCAA · #AA00CC · #FFDB29 · #29FFDB

Tetradic palette

#CCAA00 · #00CC44 · #0022CC · #CC0088 · #705E00

Monochromatic palette

#332B00 · #806A00 · #CCAA00 · #FFD91A · #FFE666

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