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#CCC712

#ccc712 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ccc712 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 78.04% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.45% magenta, 91.18% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 58.39°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5373

Complementary

  1. #ccc712
  2. #1217cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccc712
  2. #1274cc
  3. #6a12cc

Analogous

  1. #cc6a12
  2. #ccc712
  3. #74cc12

Triadic

  1. #ccc712
  2. #12ccc7
  3. #c712cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc712
  2. #17cc12
  3. #1217cc
  4. #c712cc

Square

  1. #ccc712
  2. #12cc6a
  3. #1217cc
  4. #cc1274

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3e06
  2. #86820c
  3. #ccc712
  4. #eee93d
  5. #f4f183

Shades

#ccc712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc712
  2. #b8b310
  3. #a39f0e
  4. #8f8b0d
  5. #7a770b
  6. #666409
  7. #525007
  8. #3d3c05
  9. #292804
  10. #141402
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc712
  2. #d1cd2a
  3. #d6d241
  4. #dbd859
  5. #e0dd71
  6. #e6e389
  7. #ebe9a0
  8. #f0eeb8
  9. #f5f4d0
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc712
  2. #c4c01d
  3. #bdb928
  4. #b5b233
  5. #aeab3e
  6. #a6a449
  7. #9e9c54
  8. #97955f
  9. #8f8e6a
  10. #888775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c49a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c522 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bf87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc712 {
  color: #ccc712;
}
Background
.bg-ccc712 {
  background-color: #ccc712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc712 {
  border: 2px solid #ccc712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 199 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc712, #74cc12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 199 18 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.94 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.95 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.23 #3338ed Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ccc712  rgb(204, 199, 18)  hsl(58, 84%, 44%)  Citrine
#1217cc  rgb(18, 23, 204)  hsl(238, 84%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#12ccc7  rgb(18, 204, 199)  hsl(178, 84%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c712cc  rgb(199, 18, 204)  hsl(298, 84%, 44%)  Electric Purple