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#CCCC29

#cccc29 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cccc29 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 80% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.9% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 66.53% saturation and 48.04% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5618

Complementary

  1. #cccc29
  2. #2929cc

Split complementary

  1. #cccc29
  2. #297bcc
  3. #7b29cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7b29
  2. #cccc29
  3. #7bcc29

Triadic

  1. #cccc29
  2. #29cccc
  3. #cc29cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccc29
  2. #29cc29
  3. #2929cc
  4. #cc29cc

Square

  1. #cccc29
  2. #29cc7b
  3. #2929cc
  4. #cc297b

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4d0f
  2. #8c8c1c
  3. #cccc29
  4. #dfdf62
  5. #ececa2

Shades

#cccc29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccc29
  2. #b8b825
  3. #a3a321
  4. #8f8f1d
  5. #7a7a19
  6. #666615
  7. #525210
  8. #3d3d0c
  9. #292908
  10. #141404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccc29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccc29
  2. #d1d13e
  3. #d6d654
  4. #dbdb69
  5. #e0e07f
  6. #e6e694
  7. #ebeba9
  8. #f0f0bf
  9. #f5f5d4
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccc29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccc29
  2. #c4c432
  3. #bdbd3a
  4. #b5b543
  5. #aeae4c
  6. #a6a655
  7. #9e9e5d
  8. #979766
  9. #8f8f6f
  10. #888877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c89f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc839 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c70d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccc29 {
  color: #cccc29;
}
Background
.bg-cccc29 {
  background-color: #cccc29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccc29 {
  border: 2px solid #cccc29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccc29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 204 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccc29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccc29, #7bcc29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccc29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 204 41 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.68 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.03 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.30 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.65 #3333d6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cccc29  rgb(204, 204, 41)  hsl(60, 67%, 48%)  Citrine
#2929cc  rgb(41, 41, 204)  hsl(240, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#29cccc  rgb(41, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 67%, 48%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cc29cc  rgb(204, 41, 204)  hsl(300, 67%, 48%)  Medium Orchid