#CCCC24

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #CCCC24

Visually, #CCCC24 is defined as a vivid yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 204 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 82% Yellow, and 20% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCCC24
RGB204, 204, 36
HSL60.0°, 70.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 0%, 82%, 20%
HSV60.0°, 82.4%, 80.0%
LAB79.7, -17.6, 74.6
XYZ46.8, 56.2, 10.0
Decimal13421604

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.23:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.64:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.40:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCCC24; }
.text-color { color: #CCCC24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCCC24; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700