HEX Color #CCE900 (Yellow)

About #CCE900

The precise color #CCE900 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellow. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 233 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 9% black. The HSL representation is 67.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

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#CCE900

RGB204, 233, 0

HSL67.5°, 100.0%, 45.7%

CMYK12%, 0%, 100%, 9%

HSV67.5°, 100.0%, 91.4%

LAB87.5, -32.1, 85.7

XYZ54.0, 71.1, 10.9

Decimal13428992

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CCE900 #1D00E9

Analogous

#E99100 #57E900

Triadic

#00CBE9 #E900CB

Tetradic

#00E991 #1D00E9 #E90057

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CCE900

#D1EB1C

#D7ED38

#DDF055

#E2F271

#E8F58D

#EEF7AA

#F3FAC6

#F9FCE2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CCE900

#B5CF00

#9EB500

#889B00

#718100

#5A6700

#444D00

#2D3300

#161900

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.38:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.22:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.94:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCE900; }

.text-color { color: #CCE900; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCE900; }

Similar Colors

Yellow

#FFFF00