#FFCC66 Color

#FFCC66 is rgb(255, 204, 102) in RGB, hsl(40, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFCC66

HEX#FFCC66

RGBrgb(255, 204, 102)

HSLhsl(40, 100%, 70%)

HSVhsv(40, 60%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.133 82.7)

LABlab(85.17% 10.62 56.91)

LCHlch(85.17% 57.89 79.43)

What #FFCC66 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 #FFCC66, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orange-yellow (Crayola)#F8D568ΔE 7.32 Maximum Yellow Red#F2BA49ΔE 8.66 Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 9.76 Maize (Crayola)#F2C649ΔE 9.94 Naples Yellow#FADA5EΔE 11.61 Topaz#FFC87CΔE 11.76

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

#FFCC66 Channel Values

How #FFCC66 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 204 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 40° · S 100% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 40° · S 60% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 20% · Y 60% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.49:1 vs white · 14.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFCC66 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFCC66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFCC66; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFCC66

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 #FFCC66.

How #FFCC66 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#FFCC66

Protanopia#D6D665

Protanomaly#E7D266

Deuteranopia#DFDF62

Deuteranomaly#ECD764

Tritanopia#FFC3C3

Tritanomaly#FFC7A6

Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFCC66 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffcc66: #FFCC66;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFCC66;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffcc66': '#FFCC66' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.800, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_ffcc66">#FFCC66</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFCC66"

More Yellow Colors

#FFCC66 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffcf00 ffcc33 ffd11a ffcc00 ffd230 ffc40c ffd300 ffc324 ffd700 ffbf00 ffd800 ffba00 fff1d6 ffff1f 141400 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8

#FFCC66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFCC66?

#FFCC66 is a light yellow — rgb(255, 204, 102) in RGB and hsl(40, 100%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #FFCC66?

#FFCC66 is rgb(255, 204, 102) — red 255, green 204, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFCC66?

#FFCC66 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFCC66 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFCC66 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFCC66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFCC66 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 18.25, which is visibly different.

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