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#CCC331

#ccc331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ccc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.41% magenta, 75.98% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 56.52°, with 61.26% saturation and 49.61% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5209

Complementary

  1. #ccc331
  2. #313acc

Split complementary

  1. #ccc331
  2. #3187cc
  3. #7631cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7631
  2. #ccc331
  3. #87cc31

Triadic

  1. #ccc331
  2. #31ccc3
  3. #c331cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccc331
  2. #3acc31
  3. #313acc
  4. #c331cc

Square

  1. #ccc331
  2. #31cc76
  3. #313acc
  4. #cc3187

Monochromatic

  1. #514d13
  2. #8e8822
  3. #ccc331
  4. #dcd66d
  5. #ebe7ab

Shades

#ccc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccc331
  2. #b8b02c
  3. #a39c27
  4. #8f8922
  5. #7a751d
  6. #666219
  7. #524e14
  8. #3d3b0f
  9. #29270a
  10. #141405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccc331
  2. #d1c946
  3. #d6cf5a
  4. #dbd56f
  5. #e0db83
  6. #e6e198
  7. #ebe7ad
  8. #f0edc1
  9. #f5f3d6
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccc331
  2. #c4bc39
  3. #bdb641
  4. #b5af49
  5. #aea851
  6. #a6a259
  7. #9e9b60
  8. #979468
  9. #8f8d70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c19a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bf20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c238 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5bb88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccc331 {
  color: #ccc331;
}
Background
.bg-ccc331 {
  background-color: #ccc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccc331 {
  border: 2px solid #ccc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccc331, #87cc31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.32 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.83 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.87 #333cce Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ccc331  rgb(204, 195, 49)  hsl(57, 61%, 50%)  Citrine
#313acc  rgb(49, 58, 204)  hsl(237, 61%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#31ccc3  rgb(49, 204, 195)  hsl(177, 61%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#c331cc  rgb(195, 49, 204)  hsl(297, 61%, 50%)  Medium Orchid