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#CCFA00 Color

#CCFA00 is rgb(204, 250, 0) in RGB, hsl(71, 100%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 100%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCFA00
HEX#CCFA00
RGBrgb(204, 250, 0)
HSLhsl(71, 100%, 49%)
HSVhsv(71, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 100%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.223 122.1)
LABlab(92.56% -33.73 87.80)
LCHlch(92.56% 94.06 111.02)

What #CCFA00 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 #CCFA00, 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.

#CCFA00 Channel Values

How #CCFA00 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 250 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 100% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCFA00 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCFA00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCFA00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCFA00; 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 #CCFA00

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 #CCFA00.

How #CCFA00 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#CCFA00
Protanopia#F3F305
Protanomaly#E4F603
Deuteranopia#ECEC19
Deuteranomaly#E0F212
Tritanopia#DDECEC
Tritanomaly#D7F1BC
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCFA00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccfa00: #CCFA00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCFA00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccfa00': '#CCFA00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.980, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_ccfa00">#CCFA00</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCFA00"

More Green Colors

#CCFA00 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCFA00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCFA00?

#CCFA00 is a mid-tone green — rgb(204, 250, 0) in RGB and hsl(71, 100%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.72.

What is the RGB value of #CCFA00?

#CCFA00 is rgb(204, 250, 0) — red 204, green 250, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCFA00?

#CCFA00 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 100%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCFA00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCFA00 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCFA00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCFA00 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 14.66, which is visibly different.

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