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#C8C803

#c8c803 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8c803 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 78.43% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 97.04% saturation and 39.8% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.5359

Complementary

  1. #c8c803
  2. #0303c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8c803
  2. #0365c8
  3. #6503c8

Analogous

  1. #c86503
  2. #c8c803
  3. #65c803

Triadic

  1. #c8c803
  2. #03c8c8
  3. #c803c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8c803
  2. #03c803
  3. #0303c8
  4. #c803c8

Square

  1. #c8c803
  2. #03c865
  3. #0303c8
  4. #c80365

Monochromatic

  1. #313101
  2. #7d7d02
  3. #c8c803
  4. #fcfc1c
  5. #fdfd67

Shades

#c8c803 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8c803
  2. #b4b403
  3. #a0a002
  4. #8c8c02
  5. #787802
  6. #646402
  7. #505001
  8. #3c3c01
  9. #282801
  10. #141400
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8c803 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8c803
  2. #cece1c
  3. #d3d335
  4. #d9d94f
  5. #dede68
  6. #e4e481
  7. #e9e99a
  8. #efefb3
  9. #f4f4cd
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8c803 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8c803
  2. #c1c110
  3. #baba1c
  4. #b2b229
  5. #abab35
  6. #a4a442
  7. #9d9d4e
  8. #96965b
  9. #8e8e67
  10. #878774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c49a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7baaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c51c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8c803 {
  color: #c8c803;
}
Background
.bg-c8c803 {
  background-color: #c8c803;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8c803 {
  border: 2px solid #c8c803;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8c803;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 200 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8c803 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8c803, #65c803);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8c803 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 200 3 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.50 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.19 #3737fc Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#c8c803  rgb(200, 200, 3)  hsl(60, 97%, 40%)  Citrine
#0303c8  rgb(3, 3, 200)  hsl(240, 97%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#03c8c8  rgb(3, 200, 200)  hsl(180, 97%, 40%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c803c8  rgb(200, 3, 200)  hsl(300, 97%, 40%)  Electric Purple