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#CCD822 Color

#CCD822 is rgb(204, 216, 34) in RGB, hsl(64, 73%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 84%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCD822
HEX#CCD822
RGBrgb(204, 216, 34)
HSLhsl(64, 73%, 49%)
HSVhsv(64, 84%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 84%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.183 113.8)
LABlab(83.32% -18.50 76.93)
LCHlch(83.32% 79.12 103.52)

What #CCD822 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 #CCD822, 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.

#CCD822 Channel Values

How #CCD822 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 216 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 73% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 84% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 84% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCD822 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCD822 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCD822

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCD822; 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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Tints & Shades of #CCD822

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 #CCD822.

How #CCD822 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#CCD822
Protanopia#D6D622
Protanomaly#D2D722
Deuteranopia#D4D425
Deuteranomaly#D1D624
Tritanopia#D8CCCC
Tritanomaly#D4D1A3
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCD822 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccd822: #CCD822;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCD822;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccd822': '#CCD822' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.847, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_ccd822">#CCD822</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCD822"

More Yellow Colors

#CCD822 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCD822 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCD822?

#CCD822 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(204, 216, 34) in RGB and hsl(64, 73%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.89.

What is the RGB value of #CCD822?

#CCD822 is rgb(204, 216, 34) — red 204, green 216, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCD822?

#CCD822 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 84%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCD822 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCD822 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCD822 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCD822 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 19.59, which is visibly different.

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