#FFCC66 colour

#FFCC66 is a light amber close to CSS gold. RGB 255, 204, 102, HSL 40, 100%, 70%. Black text passes AAA (14.08:1), white fails (1.49:1).

#FFCC66

Nearest CSS name: gold #ffd700 (not an exact match)
Described as: a light amber
Red, green, blue: 255, 204, 102
Web safe: Yes, one of the 216 web-safe colours
Luminance: 0.6541 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#ffcc66`
HEX (short)	`#fc6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 204, 102)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(100% 80% 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 60%, 100%)`
HWB	`hwb(40 40% 0%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 60%, 0%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(85.17% 10.62 56.9)`
OKLCH	`oklch(87.07% 0.1325 82.74)`
Decimal	`16764006`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 1.49:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 14.08:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #FFCC66 (14.08:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#ffd174 18%#ffd582 27%#ffda90 36%#ffdf9e 45%#ffe3ac 55%#ffe8b9 64%#ffecc7 73%#fff1d5 82%#fff6e3 91%#fffaf1

9%#e8b95d 18%#d1a753 27%#b9944a 36%#a28241 45%#8b6f38 55%#745d2e 64%#5d4a25 73%#46381c 82%#2e2513 91%#171309

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#ffcc66 #6699ff

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#ff8066 #ffcc66 #e6ff66

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#ffcc66 #66ffcc #cc66ff

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#ffcc66 #66e6ff #8066ff

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#ffcc66 #66ff80 #6699ff #ff66e6

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#ffcc66 Protanopia#e2cc5c Deuteranopia#eed96a Tritanopia#ffbcb5 Achromatopsia#d3d3d3

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #ffcc66;`
Background	`background-color: #ffcc66;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #ffcc66;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(255 204 102 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #ffcc66;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffcc66, #997a3d);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffe0a3, #ffcc66);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #ffcc66; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #FFCC66 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.