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#C4BE0D

#c4be0d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4be0d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 74.51% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.06% magenta, 93.37% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 58.03°, with 87.56% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.4859

Complementary

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #0d13c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #0d6fc4
  3. #620dc4

Analogous

  1. #c4620d
  2. #c4be0d
  3. #6fc40d

Triadic

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #0dc4be
  3. #be0dc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #13c40d
  3. #0d13c4
  4. #be0dc4

Square

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #0dc462
  3. #0d13c4
  4. #c40d6f

Monochromatic

  1. #353303
  2. #7c7808
  3. #c4be0d
  4. #f1eb2c
  5. #f6f274

Shades

#c4be0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #b0ab0c
  3. #9d980a
  4. #898509
  5. #767208
  6. #625f07
  7. #4e4c05
  8. #3b3904
  9. #272603
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4be0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #cac525
  3. #d0cb3d
  4. #d6d256
  5. #dcd86e
  6. #e2df86
  7. #e7e59e
  8. #edecb6
  9. #f3f2cf
  10. #f9f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4be0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4be0d
  2. #bdb819
  3. #b6b224
  4. #b0ab30
  5. #a9a53b
  6. #a29f47
  7. #9b9952
  8. #94935e
  9. #8e8c69
  10. #878675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebb93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3b0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbd1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdb680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4be0d {
  color: #c4be0d;
}
Background
.bg-c4be0d {
  background-color: #c4be0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4be0d {
  border: 2px solid #c4be0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4be0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 190 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4be0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4be0d, #6fc40d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4be0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 190 13 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.18 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.07 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.27 #3b41f2 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#c4be0d  rgb(196, 190, 13)  hsl(58, 88%, 41%)  Citrine
#0d13c4  rgb(13, 19, 196)  hsl(238, 88%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0dc4be  rgb(13, 196, 190)  hsl(178, 88%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#be0dc4  rgb(190, 13, 196)  hsl(298, 88%, 41%)  Dark Orchid