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#CCD60A Color

#CCD60A is rgb(204, 214, 10) in RGB, hsl(63, 91%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 95%, 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 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCD60A
HEX#CCD60A
RGBrgb(204, 214, 10)
HSLhsl(63, 91%, 44%)
HSVhsv(63, 95%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 95%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.186 113.2)
LABlab(82.73% -17.88 79.96)
LCHlch(82.73% 81.94 102.61)

What #CCD60A 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 #CCD60A, 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.

#CCD60A Channel Values

How #CCD60A 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 214 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 91% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 95% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCD60A 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 text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCD60A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCD60A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCD60A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCD60A

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 #CCD60A.

How #CCD60A 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#CCD60A
Protanopia#D4D40B
Protanomaly#D1D50B
Deuteranopia#D3D30F
Deuteranomaly#D0D40D
Tritanopia#D8CACA
Tritanomaly#D4CFA1
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCD60A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccd60a: #CCD60A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCD60A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccd60a': '#CCD60A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.839, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_ccd60a">#CCD60A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCD60A"

More Yellow Colors

#CCD60A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCD60A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCD60A?

#CCD60A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 214, 10) in RGB and hsl(63, 91%, 44%) 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 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #CCD60A?

#CCD60A is rgb(204, 214, 10) — red 204, green 214, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCD60A?

#CCD60A converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 95%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCD60A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCD60A scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCD60A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCD60A 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 20.16, which is visibly different.

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