Palettes / Colors / #CCDA01

#CCDA01 — Vivid Yellow

#CCDA01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCDA01 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1001DA; it also sits naturally between #DA7C01 and #5FDA01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 85% · Blue 0%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CCDA01

.text { color: #CCDA01; }
.background { background-color: #CCDA01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDA01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 218, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 99%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDA01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 218, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDA01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 218, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCDA01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCDA01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCDA01

Tints of #CCDA01

Tones of #CCDA01

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1001DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCDA01: #000000.

How #CCDA01 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCDA01 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCDA00  ·  #CCDA02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDA01?

#CCDA01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 218, 1). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDA01?

#CCDA01 is RGB 204, 218, 1 — HSL 64°, 99%, 43% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 100%, 15%.

What colors go with #CCDA01?

Its complement is #1001DA; analogous partners are #DA7C01 and #5FDA01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDA01 for text?

Black text on #CCDA01 has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.