Recognised as Colour
#CCAA01
- #CCAA01
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCAA01 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 170, 1 and HSL 50°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CCAA01#CCAA01
HEX#CCAA01
RGBrgb(204, 170, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6667, 0.0039
RGB percentages80%, 66.7%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(50, 99%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 99.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 99.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,412,865
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAA01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#3355FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0123CC
Analogous#CC4501, #89CC01
Triadic#01CCAA, #AA01CC
Split complementary#0189CC, #4401CC
Tetradic#01CC44, #0123CC, #CC0189
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G170
B1
Red204 (80%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue49.95°
Saturation (HSL)99.02%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AA · B 01
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