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#CCC019

#ccc019 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ccc019 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 75.29% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 87.75% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 55.98°, with 78.17% saturation and 44.9% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5061

Complementary

  1. #ccc019
  2. #1925cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccc019
  2. #197ecc
  3. #6719cc

Analogous

  1. #cc6719
  2. #ccc019
  3. #7ecc19

Triadic

  1. #ccc019
  2. #19ccc0
  3. #c019cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc019
  2. #25cc19
  3. #1925cc
  4. #c019cc

Square

  1. #ccc019
  2. #19cc67
  3. #1925cc
  4. #cc197e

Monochromatic

  1. #444008
  2. #888011
  3. #ccc019
  4. #e9de49
  5. #f1ea8d

Shades

#ccc019 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc019
  2. #b8ad17
  3. #a39a14
  4. #8f8612
  5. #7a730f
  6. #66600d
  7. #524d0a
  8. #3d3a08
  9. #292605
  10. #141303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc019 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc019
  2. #d1c630
  3. #d6cd47
  4. #dbd35e
  5. #e0d975
  6. #e6e08c
  7. #ebe6a3
  8. #f0ecba
  9. #f5f2d1
  10. #faf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc019 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc019
  2. #c4ba23
  3. #bdb32e
  4. #b5ad38
  5. #aea642
  6. #a6a04d
  7. #9e9a57
  8. #979361
  9. #8f8d6b
  10. #888676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3be97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c02c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b883 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc019 {
  color: #ccc019;
}
Background
.bg-ccc019 {
  background-color: #ccc019;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc019 {
  border: 2px solid #ccc019;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc019;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 192 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc019 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc019, #7ecc19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc019 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 192 25 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.95 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.08 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.40 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.42 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.43 #333fe6 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#ccc019  rgb(204, 192, 25)  hsl(56, 78%, 45%)  Citrine
#1925cc  rgb(25, 37, 204)  hsl(236, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#19ccc0  rgb(25, 204, 192)  hsl(176, 78%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#c019cc  rgb(192, 25, 204)  hsl(296, 78%, 45%)  Dark Orchid