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#CCF74A Color

#CCF74A is rgb(204, 247, 74) in RGB, hsl(75, 92%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 70%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), visibly different at ΔE 12.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCF74A
HEX#CCF74A
RGBrgb(204, 247, 74)
HSLhsl(75, 92%, 63%)
HSVhsv(75, 70%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 70%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.197 122.6)
LABlab(91.92% -31.01 73.38)
LCHlch(91.92% 79.66 112.91)

What #CCF74A 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 #CCF74A, 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 green in the library.

#CCF74A Channel Values

How #CCF74A 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 247 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 92% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 70% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 70% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCF74A 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCF74A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCF74A; 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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Tints & Shades of #CCF74A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCF74A.

How #CCF74A 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#CCF74A
Protanopia#F0F04B
Protanomaly#E3F34A
Deuteranopia#EAEA4F
Deuteranomaly#DFEF4D
Tritanopia#DCEAEA
Tritanomaly#D6EFBF
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCF74A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccf74a: #CCF74A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCF74A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccf74a': '#CCF74A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.969, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_ccf74a">#CCF74A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCF74A"

More Green Colors

#CCF74A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCF74A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCF74A?

#CCF74A is a light green — rgb(204, 247, 74) in RGB and hsl(75, 92%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.03.

What is the RGB value of #CCF74A?

#CCF74A is rgb(204, 247, 74) — red 204, green 247, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCF74A?

#CCF74A converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 70%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCF74A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCF74A scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCF74A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCF74A 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.95, which is visibly different.

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