#CCCC00

#CCCC00 is the hex color Gold. Here are its RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, and OKLCH values, ready-made shades and palettes, and the text colors that stay readable on it.

This is the nearest named color to #CCCC00; the exact match is none.

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#CCCC00 color codes

HEX
#CCCC00
HEX8
#CCCC00FF
HEX8 (Android)
#FFCCCC00
RGB
rgb(204, 204, 0)
RGB (%)
80%, 80%, 0%
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(60, 100%, 80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 20%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.8182 0.1783 109.77)
OKLCH (%)
oklch(81.82% 0.1783 109.77)
Decimal
13421568

What color is #CCCC00?

#CCCC00 sits at 82% lightness and 0.1783 chroma in OKLCH, hue 109.77°. Its nearest named color is Gold.

Shades and tints of #CCCC00

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#CCCC00 color harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split-complementary

Tetradic

Square

Monochromatic

Using #CCCC00 in CSS

.text       { color: #CCCC00; }
.background { background-color: #CCCC00; }
.border     { border: 2px solid #CCCC00; }

/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0.8182 0.1783 109.77); }

/* #CCCC00 at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #CCCC0080; }

Is #CCCC00 accessible?

#CCCC00 on white text scores 1.72:1; on black text it scores 12.20:1. Black text passes WCAG AAA on #CCCC00. Recommended text color on a #CCCC00 background: black.

A 12.2:1 vs black
A 1.72:1 vs white
  • AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
  • AA large ≥ 3 Pass
  • AAA normal ≥ 7 Pass
  • AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass

Recommended text color: black

CSS contrast-color() contrast-color(#CCCC00) → black
APCA Lc experimental 73 Lc · large / secondary text (black text)

WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.

Related colors

See more in the gold family on the colors hub.

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCC00?
#CCCC00 is closest to Gold. In RGB it is rgb(204, 204, 0), and in HSL hsl(60, 100%, 40%).
What is #CCCC00 in RGB?
#CCCC00 converts to rgb(204, 204, 0) — red 204, green 204, blue 0.
What text color is readable on #CCCC00?
Black text — it has the higher contrast ratio (12.20:1) against #CCCC00. Black text passes WCAG AAA on #CCCC00.
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