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#C4C021

#c4c021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4c021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.04% magenta, 83.16% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 58.53°, with 71.18% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 6.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4954

Complementary

  1. #c4c021
  2. #2125c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4c021
  2. #2176c4
  3. #6f21c4

Analogous

  1. #c46f21
  2. #c4c021
  3. #76c421

Triadic

  1. #c4c021
  2. #21c4c0
  3. #c021c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4c021
  2. #25c421
  3. #2125c4
  4. #c021c4

Square

  1. #c4c021
  2. #21c46f
  3. #2125c4
  4. #c42176

Monochromatic

  1. #41400b
  2. #838016
  3. #c4c021
  4. #e2de50
  5. #edea91

Shades

#c4c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4c021
  2. #b0ad1e
  3. #9d9a1a
  4. #898617
  5. #767314
  6. #626011
  7. #4e4d0d
  8. #3b3a0a
  9. #272607
  10. #141303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4c021
  2. #cac637
  3. #d0cd4d
  4. #d6d364
  5. #dcd97a
  6. #e2e090
  7. #e7e6a6
  8. #edecbc
  9. #f3f2d3
  10. #f9f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4c021
  2. #bdba2b
  3. #b6b334
  4. #b0ad3e
  5. #a9a647
  6. #a2a051
  7. #9b9a5a
  8. #949364
  9. #8e8d6d
  10. #878677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbd96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3b3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbe2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdb884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4c021 {
  color: #c4c021;
}
Background
.bg-c4c021 {
  background-color: #c4c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4c021 {
  border: 2px solid #c4c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c021, #76c421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.95 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.90 #3b3fde Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#c4c021  rgb(196, 192, 33)  hsl(59, 71%, 45%)  Citrine
#2125c4  rgb(33, 37, 196)  hsl(239, 71%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#21c4c0  rgb(33, 196, 192)  hsl(179, 71%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c021c4  rgb(192, 33, 196)  hsl(299, 71%, 45%)  Dark Orchid