Colour

#CCCC66

#CCCC66
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#CCCC66 is a yellow with RGB values 204, 204, 102 and HSL 60°, 50%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#CCCC66#CCCC66

HEX#CCCC66

HEX (short)#CC6

RGBrgb(204, 204, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.8, 0.4

RGB percentages80%, 80%, 40%

HSLhsl(60, 50%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 50%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 50%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,421,670

CSS custom property--colour: #CCCC66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#333399

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC55Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC96Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D8C1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.1 Olive · ΔE 29 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3 Burlywood · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6666CC

Analogous#CC9966, #99CC66

Triadic#66CCCC, #CC66CC

Split complementary#6699CC, #9966CC

Tetradic#66CC99, #6666CC, #CC6699

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F2D9

Lighter +20%#E6E6B3

Lighter +10%#D9D98C

Darker −10%#BFBF40

Darker −20%#999933

Darker −30%#737326

Darker −40%#4D4D1A

More saturated +25%#E6E64D

Less saturated −25%#B3B380

Channel breakdown

R204

G204

B102

Red204 (80%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR CC · G CC · B 66

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