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#C6C00A

#c6c00a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c6c00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.03% magenta, 94.95% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 58.09°, with 90.38% saturation and 40.78% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.4973

Complementary

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #0a10c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #0a6ec6
  3. #620ac6

Analogous

  1. #c6620a
  2. #c6c00a
  3. #6ec60a

Triadic

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #0ac6c0
  3. #c00ac6

Tetradic

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #10c60a
  3. #0a10c6
  4. #c00ac6

Square

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #0ac662
  3. #0a10c6
  4. #c60a6e

Monochromatic

  1. #343303
  2. #7d7906
  3. #c6c00a
  4. #f4ee28
  5. #f8f471

Shades

#c6c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #b2ad09
  3. #9e9a08
  4. #8b8607
  5. #777306
  6. #636005
  7. #4f4d04
  8. #3b3a03
  9. #282602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #ccc623
  3. #d1cd3b
  4. #d7d354
  5. #ddd96c
  6. #e3e085
  7. #e8e69d
  8. #eeecb6
  9. #f4f2ce
  10. #f9f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6c00a
  2. #bfba16
  3. #b8b322
  4. #b1ad2d
  5. #aaa639
  6. #a3a045
  7. #9c9a51
  8. #95935d
  9. #8e8d68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bd95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbf1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfb882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6c00a {
  color: #c6c00a;
}
Background
.bg-c6c00a {
  background-color: #c6c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6c00a {
  border: 2px solid #c6c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6c00a, #6ec60a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.19 #393ff5 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#c6c00a  rgb(198, 192, 10)  hsl(58, 90%, 41%)  Citrine
#0a10c6  rgb(10, 16, 198)  hsl(238, 90%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0ac6c0  rgb(10, 198, 192)  hsl(178, 90%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c00ac6  rgb(192, 10, 198)  hsl(298, 90%, 41%)  Dark Orchid