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#CCC520

#ccc520 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ccc520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 77.25% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.43% magenta, 84.31% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 57.56°, with 72.88% saturation and 46.27% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5287

Complementary

  1. #ccc520
  2. #2027cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccc520
  2. #207dcc
  3. #6f20cc

Analogous

  1. #cc6f20
  2. #ccc520
  3. #7dcc20

Triadic

  1. #ccc520
  2. #20ccc5
  3. #c520cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc520
  2. #27cc20
  3. #2027cc
  4. #c520cc

Square

  1. #ccc520
  2. #20cc6f
  3. #2027cc
  4. #cc207d

Monochromatic

  1. #48450b
  2. #8a8516
  3. #ccc520
  4. #e4de54
  5. #efeb96

Shades

#ccc520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc520
  2. #b8b11d
  3. #a39e1a
  4. #8f8a16
  5. #7a7613
  6. #666310
  7. #524f0d
  8. #3d3b0a
  9. #292706
  10. #141403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc520
  2. #d1cb36
  3. #d6d14d
  4. #dbd663
  5. #e0dc79
  6. #e6e290
  7. #ebe8a6
  8. #f0eebc
  9. #f5f3d2
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc520
  2. #c4be2a
  3. #bdb733
  4. #b5b03d
  5. #aea946
  6. #a6a350
  7. #9e9c5a
  8. #979563
  9. #8f8e6d
  10. #888776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c29a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb7a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bd87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc520 {
  color: #ccc520;
}
Background
.bg-ccc520 {
  background-color: #ccc520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc520 {
  border: 2px solid #ccc520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 197 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc520, #7dcc20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 197 32 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.90 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.58 #333adf Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ccc520  rgb(204, 197, 32)  hsl(58, 73%, 46%)  Citrine
#2027cc  rgb(32, 39, 204)  hsl(238, 73%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#20ccc5  rgb(32, 204, 197)  hsl(178, 73%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#c520cc  rgb(197, 32, 204)  hsl(298, 73%, 46%)  Medium Orchid