Comedy Central color palette
MediaComedy Central's brand color system is built around a bold yellow and deep black, reflecting its energetic and irreverent identity. The palette is minimal and high-contrast, with grayscale neutrals for UI clarity.
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Click any swatch to copy its hex. Hover for RGB and HSL.
Brand colors
The colors people recognise.- Comedy Central YellowPrimary255, 216, 0
- Comedy Central BlackSecondary0, 0, 0
- Comedy Central WhiteAccent255, 255, 255
Surfaces
Page, cards and dividers.- Comedy Central Dark GrayBackground26, 26, 26
- Comedy Central Light GraySurface245, 245, 245
- Comedy Central Border GrayBorder204, 204, 204
Text
Three tiers of copy.- Comedy Central Text BlackText0, 0, 0
- Comedy Central Text GraySecondary text102, 102, 102
- Comedy Central Muted GrayMuted text153, 153, 153
Semantic
Feedback and state colors.- Comedy Central Success GreenSuccess75, 181, 67
- Comedy Central Warning OrangeWarning255, 179, 0
- Comedy Central Error RedError229, 57, 53
- Comedy Central Info BlueInfo25, 118, 210
Use Comedy Central's colors in your project
Pick a format, copy or download. Everything below is generated from the exact hex values above.
comedy-central-palette-colors.css · Paste into your global stylesheet.
:root {
--info: #1976D2;
--error: #E53935;
--accent: #FFFFFF;
--border: #CCCCCC;
--primary: #FFD800;
--success: #4BB543;
--surface: #F5F5F5;
--warning: #FFB300;
--secondary: #000000;
--text-muted: #999999;
--background: #1A1A1A;
--text-primary: #000000;
--text-secondary: #666666;
}Contrast and accessibility
Every text tone tested against every surface, per WCAG 2.1.
Text on background
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
1.2:1
Fail
Text on surface
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
19.3:1
Pass
Secondary text on background
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
3.0:1
Fail
Secondary text on surface
Needs 4.5:1 for body text
5.3:1
Pass
Muted text on background
Needs 3:1 for large text
6.1:1
Pass
Muted text on surface
Needs 3:1 for large text
2.6:1
Fail
Comedy Central gray, dark and neutral colors
Comedy Central runs a dark interface, so these grays carry the layout: background, sidebar surfaces, dividers and three tiers of text. Click a value to copy it.
- Comedy Central Dark GrayBackground
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- Comedy Central Light GraySurface
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- Comedy Central Border GrayBorder
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- Comedy Central Text BlackText
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- Comedy Central Text GraySecondary text
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- Comedy Central Muted GrayMuted text
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About Comedy Central's colors
Comedy Central's palette is built on high contrast, using a vivid yellow paired with deep black and neutral grays for clarity and impact. The minimal color system ensures brand recognition and accessibility.
Primary yellow contrasts with black for maximum visibility.
Neutrals support legibility and UI structure.
Accent white provides balance and clarity.
Psychology
Yellow conveys energy, optimism, and humor, aligning with Comedy Central's comedic focus. Black adds authority and contrast, grounding the playful yellow.
Evolution
The palette has remained stable since the 2011 rebrand, emphasizing the yellow and black duo. Minor tweaks to gray tones have improved digital accessibility.
Where Comedy Central uses each color
- Primary
Comedy Central Yellow is used in the logo, highlights, and call-to-action buttons.
- Secondary
Comedy Central Black appears in navigation bars, footers, and key backgrounds.
- Accent
Comedy Central White is used for text on dark backgrounds and as a secondary highlight.
- Backgrounds
Dark Gray is used for main page backgrounds and overlays.
- Text
Text Black and Text Gray are used for primary and secondary text, ensuring readability.
- Semantic
Success, warning, error, and info colors are used for notifications and status indicators in digital products.
Comedy Central color questions
Hex codes, RGB values, neutrals and how to use the palette.
The official Comedy Central brand color is #FFD800, known as Comedy Central Yellow.
Comedy Central Yellow (#FFD800) is RGB(255, 216, 0) and CMYK(0, 15, 100, 0).
Comedy Central uses #1A1A1A (Dark Gray), #F5F5F5 (Light Gray), and #CCCCCC (Border Gray) for backgrounds and UI elements.
Use Comedy Central Yellow (#FFD800) for brand highlights and calls to action, with black and gray neutrals for backgrounds and text to maintain contrast and accessibility.
The secondary color is Comedy Central Black, #000000, and the accent is Comedy Central White, #FFFFFF. Together with the primary they make up the three brand colors at the top of this page.
3 of 6 text and background pairings meet WCAG 2.1 AA contrast. The contrast section above shows every pairing with its exact ratio.
Use the export block on this page. It gives you CSS custom properties, a Tailwind config, W3C design tokens or a shadcn/ui theme built from these exact hex values, with copy and download buttons.
Yes. Export the Claude Code skill, Cursor rules or Codex prompt from the same block. The agent then applies Comedy Central's colors consistently when it generates UI.
Make something in the spirit of Comedy Central
Start from this palette's mood and get an original 13-color system for your own project, contrast-checked and ready to export.