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#C9C00A

#c9c00a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9c00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 95.02% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 57.17°, with 90.52% saturation and 41.37% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5014

Complementary

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #0a13c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #0a73c9
  3. #600ac9

Analogous

  1. #c9600a
  2. #c9c00a
  3. #73c90a

Triadic

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #0ac9c0
  3. #c00ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #13c90a
  3. #0a13c9
  4. #c00ac9

Square

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #0ac960
  3. #0a13c9
  4. #c90a73

Monochromatic

  1. #373503
  2. #807a06
  3. #c9c00a
  4. #f4eb2b
  5. #f8f274

Shades

#c9c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #b5ad09
  3. #a19a08
  4. #8d8607
  5. #797306
  6. #656005
  7. #504d04
  8. #3c3a03
  9. #282602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #cec623
  3. #d4cd3b
  4. #d9d354
  5. #dfd96c
  6. #e4e085
  7. #e9e69d
  8. #efecb6
  9. #f4f2ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9c00a
  2. #c2ba16
  3. #bab322
  4. #b3ad2d
  5. #aca639
  6. #a5a045
  7. #9d9a51
  8. #96935d
  9. #8f8d68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bd95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cebb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0bf1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9c00a {
  color: #c9c00a;
}
Background
.bg-c9c00a {
  background-color: #c9c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9c00a {
  border: 2px solid #c9c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9c00a, #73c90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.08 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 9.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.14 #363ff5 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Citrine
#c9c00a  rgb(201, 192, 10)  hsl(57, 91%, 41%)  Citrine
#0a13c9  rgb(10, 19, 201)  hsl(237, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0ac9c0  rgb(10, 201, 192)  hsl(177, 91%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c00ac9  rgb(192, 10, 201)  hsl(297, 91%, 41%)  Dark Orchid