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#C4C600

#c4c600 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c4c600 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 77.65% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 60.61°, with 100% saturation and 38.82% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 6.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5212

Complementary

  1. #c4c600
  2. #0200c6

Split complementary

  1. #c4c600
  2. #0061c6
  3. #6500c6

Analogous

  1. #c66500
  2. #c4c600
  3. #61c600

Triadic

  1. #c4c600
  2. #00c4c6
  3. #c600c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4c600
  2. #00c602
  3. #0200c6
  4. #c600c4

Square

  1. #c4c600
  2. #00c665
  3. #0200c6
  4. #c60061

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2d00
  2. #787900
  3. #c4c600
  4. #fdff13
  5. #fdff60

Shades

#c4c600 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4c600
  2. #b0b200
  3. #9d9e00
  4. #898b00
  5. #767700
  6. #626300
  7. #4e4f00
  8. #3b3b00
  9. #272800
  10. #141400
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4c600 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4c600
  2. #cacc1a
  3. #d0d133
  4. #d6d74d
  5. #dcdd66
  6. #e2e380
  7. #e7e899
  8. #edeeb3
  9. #f3f4cc
  10. #f9f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4c600 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4c600
  2. #bdbf0d
  3. #b6b81a
  4. #b0b126
  5. #a9aa33
  6. #a2a340
  7. #9b9c4d
  8. #94955a
  9. #8e8e66
  10. #878773
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c124 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3b9a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c31a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdbe85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4c600 {
  color: #c4c600;
}
Background
.bg-c4c600 {
  background-color: #c4c600;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4c600 {
  border: 2px solid #c4c600;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4c600;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 198 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4c600 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c600, #61c600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4c600 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 198 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.59 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.03 #3b39ff Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#c4c600  rgb(196, 198, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 39%)  Citrine
#0200c6  rgb(2, 0, 198)  hsl(241, 100%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#00c4c6  rgb(0, 196, 198)  hsl(181, 100%, 39%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c600c4  rgb(198, 0, 196)  hsl(301, 100%, 39%)  Dark Orchid