What color is #CCA211?

#CCA211 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA211?

The RGB value is 204, 162, 17: 204 red, 162 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA211?

The complementary color is #113BCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA211?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA211 color

#CCA211 rgb(204, 162, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CCA211 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 63.5% green and 6.7% blue (204, 162, 17).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 92% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mustard Seed (#C69F26), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#CCA211 color codes

HEX	`#CCA211`
RGB	`rgb(204, 162, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 63.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 92%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.55, 3.67, 69.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.55, 69.73, 86.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.926, 38.721, 6.007)`
Decimal	`13410833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA211, 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 #CCA211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #CCA211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca211; }
.text { color: #cca211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 162 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca211, #99cc11); }

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Questions

What color is #CCA211?: #CCA211 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA211?: The RGB value is 204, 162, 17: 204 red, 162 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA211?: The complementary color is #113BCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA211?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.