HEX Color #CCAF16 (Goldenrod)

About #CCAF16

The precise color #CCAF16 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 175 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 14% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 50.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCAF16

RGB204, 175, 22

HSL50.4°, 80.5%, 44.3%

CMYK0%, 14%, 89%, 20%

HSV50.4°, 89.2%, 80.0%

LAB71.9, -3.1, 71.3

XYZ40.4, 43.6, 7.0

Decimal13414166

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CCAF16 #1633CC

Analogous

#CC5316 #8DCC16

Triadic

#16CCAF #AE16CC

Tetradic

#16CC54 #1633CC #CC168D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CCAF16

#D1B72F

#D7C049

#DDC963

#E2D27D

#E8DB97

#EEE4B1

#F3EDCB

#F9F6E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CCAF16

#B59B13

#9E8811

#88740E

#71610C

#5A4D09

#443A07

#2D2604

#161302

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.16:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.71:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.07:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.26:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCAF16; }

.text-color { color: #CCAF16; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCAF16; }

Similar Colors

Goldenrod

#DAA520