Information about #CCC06F color

#CCC06F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCC06F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 192, 111) — 80% red, 75.3% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 36 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CCC06F reads as a confidently colored yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Souffle (#D5C171). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70) and Ginger Brown (#C9BE62).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 192, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CCC06F: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CCC06F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CCC06F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CCC06F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CCC06F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCC06F
  • RGB204, 192, 111
  • CMYK0, 5, 36, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 192, 111)
  • HSL52°, 48%, 62%
  • HSL Precise52.258°, 47.692%, 61.765%
  • HSV52°, 46%, 80%
  • HSB52°, 46%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.753, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.753, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.753, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCCC06F
  • DECIMAL ID13418607
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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