#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
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;
}