Colour
#CCAB11
- #CCAB11
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCAB11 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 171, 17 and HSL 49°, 85%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CCAB11#CCAB11
HEX#CCAB11
RGBrgb(204, 171, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6706, 0.0667
RGB percentages80%, 67.1%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(49.4, 84.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 91.7%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 91.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,137
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAB11;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#3354EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1132CC
Analogous#CC4D11, #90CC11
Triadic#11CCAB, #AB11CC
Split complementary#1190CC, #4D11CC
Tetradic#11CC4D, #1132CC, #CC1190
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G171
B17
Red204 (80%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AB · B 11
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