Colour
#CCA400
- #CCA400
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCA400 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 164, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CCA400#CCA400
HEX#CCA400
RGBrgb(204, 164, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6431, 0
RGB percentages80%, 64.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(48.2, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 100%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 19.6%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,411,328
CSS custom property--colour: #CCA400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#335BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0028CC
Analogous#CC3E00, #8ECC00
Triadic#00CCA4, #A400CC
Split complementary#008ECC, #3E00CC
Tetradic#00CC3E, #0028CC, #CC008E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G164
B0
Red204 (80%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G A4 · B 00
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