#CCCC66 Color

#CCCC66 is rgb(204, 204, 102) in RGB, hsl(60, 50%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCCC66

HEX#CCCC66

RGBrgb(204, 204, 102)

HSLhsl(60, 50%, 60%)

HSVhsv(60, 50%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.125 108.9)

LABlab(80.48% -10.21 50.12)

LCHlch(80.48% 51.15 101.51)

What #CCCC66 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCCC66, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Straw#E4D96FΔE 7.39 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 9.91 Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 10.46 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 10.68 Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 10.77 Vegas Gold#C5B358ΔE 11.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CCCC66 Channel Values

How #CCCC66 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 204 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 50% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 50% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.69:1 vs white · 12.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCCC66 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCCC66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCCC66; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CCCC66

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #CCCC66 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCCC66

Protanopia#CCCC66

Protanomaly#CCCC66

Deuteranopia#CCCC66

Deuteranomaly#CCCC66

Tritanopia#D5C3C3

Tritanomaly#D1C7A6

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #CCCC66 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cccc66: #CCCC66;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCCC66;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cccc66': '#CCCC66' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.800, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_cccc66">#CCCC66</color>

SVG fillfill="#CCCC66"

More Yellow Colors

#CCCC66 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cccc99 cccc33 ceca92 cccc00 cfaa01 cca01d cfb53b cc9933 cfcfc4 cc9900 d1bc00 cbcb48 e3a60d eee600 f4edae faca30 fdcc0d ffd230 fff48f ffff38 1f1f00 575700 867e36 b2b300

#CCCC66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCCC66?

#CCCC66 is a light yellow — rgb(204, 204, 102) in RGB and hsl(60, 50%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #CCCC66?

#CCCC66 is rgb(204, 204, 102) — red 204, green 204, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCCC66?

#CCCC66 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCCC66 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCCC66 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCCC66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCCC66 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.28, which is visibly different.

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