What color is #CCDE30?

#CCDE30 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pear. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDE30?

The RGB value is 204, 222, 48: 204 red, 222 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDE30?

The complementary color is #4230DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDE30?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDE30 color

#CCDE30 rgb(204, 222, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CCDE30 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.1% green and 18.8% blue (204, 222, 48).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 73% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#CCDE30 color codes

HEX	`#CCDE30`
RGB	`rgb(204, 222, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 73%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 78%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 78%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.64, -25.99, 75.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.64, 80.17, 108.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.558, 65.294, 12.683)`
Decimal	`13426224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDE30, 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 #CCDE30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDE30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #CCDE30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccde30; }
.text { color: #ccde30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccde30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 222 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccde30, #75de30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #CCDE30?: #CCDE30 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pear. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDE30?: The RGB value is 204, 222, 48: 204 red, 222 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDE30?: The complementary color is #4230DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDE30?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.