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#C6C900

#c6c900 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c6c900 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 78.82% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 60.9°, with 100% saturation and 39.41% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 6.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5378

Complementary

  1. #c6c900
  2. #0300c9

Split complementary

  1. #c6c900
  2. #0061c9
  3. #6800c9

Analogous

  1. #c96800
  2. #c6c900
  3. #61c900

Triadic

  1. #c6c900
  2. #00c6c9
  3. #c900c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6c900
  2. #00c903
  3. #0300c9
  4. #c900c6

Square

  1. #c6c900
  2. #00c968
  3. #0300c9
  4. #c90061

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3000
  2. #7b7c00
  3. #c6c900
  4. #fcff16
  5. #fdff63

Shades

#c6c900 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6c900
  2. #b2b500
  3. #9ea100
  4. #8b8d00
  5. #777900
  6. #636500
  7. #4f5000
  8. #3b3c00
  9. #282800
  10. #141400
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6c900 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6c900
  2. #ccce1a
  3. #d1d433
  4. #d7d94d
  5. #dddf66
  6. #e3e480
  7. #e8e999
  8. #eeefb3
  9. #f4f4cc
  10. #f9fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6c900 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6c900
  2. #bfc20d
  3. #b8ba1a
  4. #b1b326
  5. #aaac33
  6. #a3a540
  7. #9c9d4d
  8. #95965a
  9. #8e8f66
  10. #878773
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c59a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dabf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5bbab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c61b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6c900 {
  color: #c6c900;
}
Background
.bg-c6c900 {
  background-color: #c6c900;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6c900 {
  border: 2px solid #c6c900;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6c900;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 201 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6c900 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6c900, #61c900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6c900 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 201 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.58 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.09 #3936ff Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#c6c900  rgb(198, 201, 0)  hsl(61, 100%, 39%)  Citrine
#0300c9  rgb(3, 0, 201)  hsl(241, 100%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#00c6c9  rgb(0, 198, 201)  hsl(181, 100%, 39%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c900c6  rgb(201, 0, 198)  hsl(301, 100%, 39%)  Electric Purple