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#CCCB15

#cccb15 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cccb15 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 79.61% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 89.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 59.67°, with 81.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.556

Complementary

  1. #cccb15
  2. #1516cc

Split complementary

  1. #cccb15
  2. #1572cc
  3. #6f15cc

Analogous

  1. #cc6f15
  2. #cccb15
  3. #72cc15

Triadic

  1. #cccb15
  2. #15cccb
  3. #cb15cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccb15
  2. #16cc15
  3. #1516cc
  4. #cb15cc

Square

  1. #cccb15
  2. #15cc6f
  3. #1516cc
  4. #cc1572

Monochromatic

  1. #414107
  2. #87860e
  3. #cccb15
  4. #eceb42
  5. #f3f287

Shades

#cccb15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccb15
  2. #b8b713
  3. #a3a211
  4. #8f8e0f
  5. #7a7a0d
  6. #66660b
  7. #525108
  8. #3d3d06
  9. #292904
  10. #141402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccb15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccb15
  2. #d1d02c
  3. #d6d544
  4. #dbdb5b
  5. #e0e073
  6. #e6e58a
  7. #ebeaa1
  8. #f0efb9
  9. #f5f5d0
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccb15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccb15
  2. #c4c420
  3. #bdbc2a
  4. #b5b535
  5. #aead40
  6. #a6a64b
  7. #9e9e55
  8. #979760
  9. #8f8f6b
  10. #888875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec72d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c925 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccb15 {
  color: #cccb15;
}
Background
.bg-cccb15 {
  background-color: #cccb15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccb15 {
  border: 2px solid #cccb15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccb15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 203 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccb15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccb15, #72cc15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccb15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 203 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.08 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.75 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.92 #3334ea Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cccb15  rgb(204, 203, 21)  hsl(60, 81%, 44%)  Citrine
#1516cc  rgb(21, 22, 204)  hsl(240, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#15cccb  rgb(21, 204, 203)  hsl(180, 81%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cb15cc  rgb(203, 21, 204)  hsl(300, 81%, 44%)  Medium Orchid