What color is #CCAA00?

#CCAA00 is a vivid yellow known as Hot Sand. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Sand?

The RGB value is 204, 170, 0: 204 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Sand?

The complementary color is #0022CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCAA00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Sand color: hex code #CCAA00

#CCAA00 rgb(204, 170, 0)

Shades of yellow

Hot Sand has the hex code #CCAA00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 66.7% green and 0% blue (204, 170, 0).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

Hot Sand (#CCAA00) color codes

HEX	`#CCAA00`
RGB	`rgb(204, 170, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 66.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 100%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, -0.79, 73.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 73.36, 90.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.279, 41.589, 5.959)`
Decimal	`13412864`
Short hex	`#CA0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Sand, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CCAA00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCAA00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CCAA00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccaa00; }
.text { color: #ccaa00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccaa00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 170 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccaa00, #88cc00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CCAA00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCAA00?: #CCAA00 is a vivid yellow known as Hot Sand. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Sand?: The RGB value is 204, 170, 0: 204 red, 170 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Sand?: The complementary color is #0022CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCAA00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.