#FFCC16
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #FFCC16
Visually, #FFCC16 is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 255 parts red, 204 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 20% Magenta, 91% Yellow, and 0% Black. The HSL representation is 46.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#FFCC16
RGB255, 204, 22
HSL46.9°, 100.0%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 20%, 91%, 0%
HSV46.9°, 91.4%, 100.0%
LAB84.2, 3.9, 82.9
XYZ63.0, 64.5, 9.9
Decimal16763926
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.90:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #FFCC16;
}
.text-color {
color: #FFCC16;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #FFCC16;
}