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#C8C331

#c8c331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8c331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.5% magenta, 75.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 58.01°, with 60.64% saturation and 48.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 6.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5153

Complementary

  1. #c8c331
  2. #3136c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c331
  2. #3181c8
  3. #7731c8

Analogous

  1. #c87731
  2. #c8c331
  3. #81c831

Triadic

  1. #c8c331
  2. #31c8c3
  3. #c331c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c331
  2. #36c831
  3. #3136c8
  4. #c331c8

Square

  1. #c8c331
  2. #31c877
  3. #3136c8
  4. #c83181

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4b13
  2. #8b8722
  3. #c8c331
  4. #dbd76b
  5. #eae8a8

Shades

#c8c331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c331
  2. #b4b02c
  3. #a09c27
  4. #8c8922
  5. #78751d
  6. #646219
  7. #504e14
  8. #3c3b0f
  9. #28270a
  10. #141405
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c331
  2. #cec946
  3. #d3cf5a
  4. #d9d56f
  5. #dedb83
  6. #e4e198
  7. #e9e7ad
  8. #efedc1
  9. #f4f3d6
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c331
  2. #c1bc39
  3. #bab641
  4. #b2af49
  5. #aba851
  6. #a4a259
  7. #9d9b60
  8. #969468
  9. #8e8d70
  10. #878778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c13d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbe20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1c238 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1bb88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c331 {
  color: #c8c331;
}
Background
.bg-c8c331 {
  background-color: #c8c331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c331 {
  border: 2px solid #c8c331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c331, #81c831);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.46 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.91 #373cce Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Citrine
#c8c331  rgb(200, 195, 49)  hsl(58, 61%, 49%)  Citrine
#3136c8  rgb(49, 54, 200)  hsl(238, 61%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#31c8c3  rgb(49, 200, 195)  hsl(178, 61%, 49%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c331c8  rgb(195, 49, 200)  hsl(298, 61%, 49%)  Medium Orchid