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#CAC321

#cac321 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cac321 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 76.47% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.47% magenta, 83.66% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 57.51°, with 71.91% saturation and 46.08% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.517

Complementary

  1. #cac321
  2. #2128ca

Split complementary

  1. #cac321
  2. #217dca
  3. #6e21ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6e21
  2. #cac321
  3. #7dca21

Triadic

  1. #cac321
  2. #21cac3
  3. #c321ca

Tetradic

  1. #cac321
  2. #28ca21
  3. #2128ca
  4. #c321ca

Square

  1. #cac321
  2. #21ca6e
  3. #2128ca
  4. #ca217d

Monochromatic

  1. #46440c
  2. #888416
  3. #cac321
  4. #e3dd54
  5. #eeea96

Shades

#cac321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cac321
  2. #b6b01e
  3. #a29c1a
  4. #8d8917
  5. #797514
  6. #656211
  7. #514e0d
  8. #3d3b0a
  9. #282707
  10. #141403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cac321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cac321
  2. #cfc937
  3. #d5cf4d
  4. #dad564
  5. #dfdb7a
  6. #e5e190
  7. #eae7a6
  8. #efedbc
  9. #f4f3d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cac321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cac321
  2. #c3bc2b
  3. #bbb634
  4. #b4af3e
  5. #aca847
  6. #a5a251
  7. #9e9b5a
  8. #969464
  9. #8f8d6d
  10. #878777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b5a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c22c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3bb86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cac321 {
  color: #cac321;
}
Background
.bg-cac321 {
  background-color: #cac321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cac321 {
  border: 2px solid #cac321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cac321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 195 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cac321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cac321, #7dca21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cac321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 195 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.78 #353cde Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Citrine
#cac321  rgb(202, 195, 33)  hsl(58, 72%, 46%)  Citrine
#2128ca  rgb(33, 40, 202)  hsl(238, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#21cac3  rgb(33, 202, 195)  hsl(178, 72%, 46%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c321ca  rgb(195, 33, 202)  hsl(298, 72%, 46%)  Medium Orchid