#CCCC57

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #CCCC57

Visually, #CCCC57 is defined as a moderate yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Khaki. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(204, 204, 87).

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 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCCC57
RGB204, 204, 87
HSL60.0°, 53.4%, 57.1%
CMYK0%, 0%, 57%, 20%
HSV60.0°, 57.4%, 80.0%
LAB80.0, -15.1, 57.0
XYZ48.2, 56.7, 17.4
Decimal13421655

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.34:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCCC57; }
.text-color { color: #CCCC57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCCC57; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
#F0E68C