Recognised as Colour
#CCAC01
- #CCAC01
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CCAC01 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 172, 1 and HSL 51°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CCAC01#CCAC01
HEX#CCAC01
RGBrgb(204, 172, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6745, 0.0039
RGB percentages80%, 67.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(50.5, 99%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 99.5%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 99.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,413,377
CSS custom property--colour: #CCAC01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#3353FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0121CC
Analogous#CC4701, #86CC01
Triadic#01CCAC, #AC01CC
Split complementary#0186CC, #4701CC
Tetradic#01CC47, #0121CC, #CC0186
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G172
B1
Red204 (80%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue50.54°
Saturation (HSL)99.02%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G AC · B 01
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