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#CCD52A Color

#CCD52A is rgb(204, 213, 42) in RGB, hsl(63, 67%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 80%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCD52A
HEX#CCD52A
RGBrgb(204, 213, 42)
HSLhsl(63, 67%, 50%)
HSVhsv(63, 80%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 80%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.177 112.8)
LABlab(82.53% -16.96 74.48)
LCHlch(82.53% 76.38 102.83)

What #CCD52A 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 #CCD52A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CCD52A Channel Values

How #CCD52A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 213 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 67% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 80% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 80% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCD52A 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCD52A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCD52A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCD52A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCD52A

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCD52A.

How #CCD52A 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#CCD52A
Protanopia#D4D42A
Protanomaly#D1D42A
Deuteranopia#D2D22C
Deuteranomaly#D0D32B
Tritanopia#D8C9C9
Tritanomaly#D3CEA2
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCD52A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccd52a: #CCD52A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCD52A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccd52a': '#CCD52A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.835, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_ccd52a">#CCD52A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCD52A"

More Yellow Colors

#CCD52A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCD52A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCD52A?

#CCD52A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 213, 42) in RGB and hsl(63, 67%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #CCD52A?

#CCD52A is rgb(204, 213, 42) — red 204, green 213, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCD52A?

#CCD52A converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 80%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCD52A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCD52A scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCD52A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCD52A 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.29, which is visibly different.

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