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#CCC736

#ccc736 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ccc736 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.45% magenta, 73.53% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 58°, with 59.52% saturation and 50.59% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5395

Complementary

  1. #ccc736
  2. #363bcc

Split complementary

  1. #ccc736
  2. #3686cc
  3. #7c36cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7c36
  2. #ccc736
  3. #86cc36

Triadic

  1. #ccc736
  2. #36ccc7
  3. #c736cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc736
  2. #3bcc36
  3. #363bcc
  4. #c736cc

Square

  1. #ccc736
  2. #36cc7c
  3. #363bcc
  4. #cc3686

Monochromatic

  1. #545215
  2. #918d25
  3. #ccc736
  4. #dbd873
  5. #ebe9b0

Shades

#ccc736 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc736
  2. #b8b331
  3. #a39f2b
  4. #8f8b26
  5. #7a7720
  6. #66641b
  7. #525016
  8. #3d3c10
  9. #29280b
  10. #141405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc736 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc736
  2. #d1cd4a
  3. #d6d25e
  4. #dbd872
  5. #e0dd86
  6. #e6e39b
  7. #ebe9af
  8. #f0eec3
  9. #f5f4d7
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc736 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc736
  2. #c4c03d
  3. #bdb945
  4. #b5b24c
  5. #aeab54
  6. #a6a45b
  7. #9e9c62
  8. #97956a
  9. #8f8e71
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbaab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c227 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c53d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5bf8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc736 {
  color: #ccc736;
}
Background
.bg-ccc736 {
  background-color: #ccc736;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc736 {
  border: 2px solid #ccc736;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc736;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 199 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc736 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc736, #86cc36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc736 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 199 54 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.59 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.47 #3338c9 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ccc736  rgb(204, 199, 54)  hsl(58, 60%, 51%)  Citrine
#363bcc  rgb(54, 59, 204)  hsl(238, 60%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#36ccc7  rgb(54, 204, 199)  hsl(178, 60%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#c736cc  rgb(199, 54, 204)  hsl(298, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid