All About Color #CCCC00

#CCCC00

About #CCCC00

#CCCC00 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CCCC00. In RGB it is red 204, green 204, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 100%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 100%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 1.72:1 on white and 12.20:1 on black.

#CCCC00 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCC, CC, 00
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 100.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal204, 204, 0
HSL60°, 100%, 40%
RGB Octal314, 314, 0
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 100.00%, 80.00%
RGB Binary11001100, 11001100, 0
CIE-L*AB79.63, -18.22, 79.86
RGB Percent80.00%, 80.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH79.63, 81.91, 102.85
XYZ46.49, 56.02, 8.36
CIE-L*UV79.63, 6.32, 87.55
xyY0.42, 0.51, 56.02
Hunter-Lab74.85, -20.10, 45.77
RYB0.00%, 80.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CCCC00 on a dark background: contrast 12.20:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CCCC00 on a light background: contrast 1.72:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CCCC00, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CCCC00. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CCCC00 · #FFFF29 · #707000 · #0000CC · #2929FF

Analogous palette

#CC0000 · #CC6600 · #CCCC00 · #66CC00 · #00CC00

Triadic palette

#CCCC00 · #00CCCC · #CC00CC · #FFFF29 · #29FFFF

Tetradic palette

#CCCC00 · #00CC66 · #0000CC · #CC0066 · #707000

Monochromatic palette

#333300 · #7F8000 · #CCCC00 · #FFFF1A · #FFFF66

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