Information about #CCC56A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#CCC56A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 197, 106) — 80% red, 77.3% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 38 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CCC56A is a clearly saturated golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Slightly further away sit Souffle (#D5C171) and Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

The recipe behind #CCC56A is rgb(204, 197, 106), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CCC56A: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CCC56A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CCC56A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CCC56A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CCC56A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CCC56A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CCC56A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#6B71CC
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#956BCC
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#6BA2CC
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6BCCC6
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#C66BCC
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#71CC6B
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#C66BCC
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6BCC95
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#6B71CC
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#CC6BA2
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Nearest named colors to #CCC56A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Fall Leaf Brown color link
Fall Leaf Brown

#C8B560

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Greenish Beige color link
Greenish Beige

#C9D179

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

#CCC56A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCC56A
  • RGB204, 197, 106
  • CMYK0, 3, 38, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 197, 106)
  • HSL56°, 49%, 61%
  • HSL Precise55.714°, 49%, 60.784%
  • HSV56°, 48%, 80%
  • HSB56°, 48%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.773, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.773, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.773, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCCC56A
  • DECIMAL ID13419882
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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