#CCD316

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #CCD316

At its core, #CCD316 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(204, 211, 22).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCD316
RGB204, 211, 22
HSL62.2°, 81.1%, 45.7%
CMYK3%, 0%, 90%, 17%
HSV62.2°, 89.6%, 82.7%
LAB81.6, -21.4, 78.9
XYZ48.3, 59.5, 9.7
Decimal13423382

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.90:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCD316; }
.text-color { color: #CCD316; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCD316; }

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