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#C2C021

#c2c021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2c021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.03% magenta, 82.99% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 59.25°, with 70.93% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 6.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #c2c021
  2. #2123c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2c021
  2. #2174c2
  3. #6f21c2

Analogous

  1. #c26f21
  2. #c2c021
  3. #74c221

Triadic

  1. #c2c021
  2. #21c2c0
  3. #c021c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2c021
  2. #23c221
  3. #2123c2
  4. #c021c2

Square

  1. #c2c021
  2. #21c26f
  3. #2123c2
  4. #c22174

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3f0b
  2. #817f16
  3. #c2c021
  4. #e1df4f
  5. #eceb90

Shades

#c2c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2c021
  2. #afad1e
  3. #9b9a1a
  4. #888617
  5. #747314
  6. #616011
  7. #4e4d0d
  8. #3a3a0a
  9. #272607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2c021
  2. #c8c637
  3. #cecd4d
  4. #d4d364
  5. #dad97a
  6. #e1e090
  7. #e7e6a6
  8. #edecbc
  9. #f3f2d3
  10. #f9f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2c021
  2. #bbba2b
  3. #b5b334
  4. #aead3e
  5. #a8a647
  6. #a1a051
  7. #9a9a5a
  8. #949364
  9. #8d8d6d
  10. #878677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbd95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0b3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbe2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2c021 {
  color: #c2c021;
}
Background
.bg-c2c021 {
  background-color: #c2c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2c021 {
  border: 2px solid #c2c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2c021, #74c221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.15 #3d3fde Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Citrine
#c2c021  rgb(194, 192, 33)  hsl(59, 71%, 45%)  Citrine
#2123c2  rgb(33, 35, 194)  hsl(239, 71%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#21c2c0  rgb(33, 194, 192)  hsl(179, 71%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#c021c2  rgb(192, 33, 194)  hsl(299, 71%, 45%)  Dark Orchid