Fluorescent Yellow (#CCFF00)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.18:1 — vs black: 17.87:1

Color values

  • HEX #CCFF00
  • RGB rgb(204, 255, 0)
  • HSL hsl(72, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 20, 0, 100, 0 )
  • Websafe #CCFF00

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CCFF00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Fluorescent Yellow
#CCFF00 Base
#3300FF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Fluorescent Yellow
#CCFF00 Base
UCLA Gold
#FFB300
#4DFF00
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Fluorescent Yellow
#CCFF00 Base
Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF
#FF00CC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Fluorescent Yellow
#CCFF00 Base
#004DFF
#B300FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Fluorescent Yellow
#CCFF00 Base
#00FFB3
#3300FF
#FF004D
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Fluorescent Yellow
#CCFF00 Base
#526600
#8FB300
#ABD600
#D4FF29
#DBFF4D
#EBFF99
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Fluorescent Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#141A00
#394700
#5E7500
#83A300
#A7D100
Fluorescent Yellow #CCFF00 Base
#D5FF2E
#DEFF5C
#E8FF8A
#F1FFB8
#FAFFE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CCFF00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CCFF00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CCFF00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CCFF00;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CCFF00,
        #3300FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CCFF00,
        #3300FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$fluorescent-yellow: #CCFF00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$fluorescent-yellow-r: 204;
$fluorescent-yellow-g: 255;
$fluorescent-yellow-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $fluorescent-yellow;
    color: rgba($fluorescent-yellow-r, $fluorescent-yellow-g, $fluorescent-yellow-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Fluorescent Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CCFF00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #F2F217 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #FAFA00 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #DFF0F0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #EDEDED Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Fluorescent Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Fluorescent Yellow #CCFF00 Base
Lime #BFFF00 ΔE 1.98
Lemon Lime #E3FF00 ΔE 3.91
Spring Bud #A7FC00 ΔE 5.10

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.