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#C1BF09

#c1bf09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c1bf09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 74.9% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.04% magenta, 95.34% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 59.35°, with 91.09% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 6.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4862

Complementary

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #090bc1

Split complementary

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #0967c1
  3. #6309c1

Analogous

  1. #c16309
  2. #c1bf09
  3. #67c109

Triadic

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #09c1bf
  3. #bf09c1

Tetradic

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #0bc109
  3. #090bc1
  4. #bf09c1

Square

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #09c163
  3. #090bc1
  4. #c10967

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2e02
  2. #787706
  3. #c1bf09
  4. #f5f222
  5. #f8f76b

Shades

#c1bf09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #aeac08
  3. #9a9907
  4. #878606
  5. #747305
  6. #616005
  7. #4d4c04
  8. #3a3903
  9. #272602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1bf09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #c7c522
  3. #cdcc3a
  4. #d4d253
  5. #dad96b
  6. #e0df84
  7. #e6e59d
  8. #ececb5
  9. #f3f2ce
  10. #f9f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1bf09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1bf09
  2. #bbb915
  3. #b4b221
  4. #aeac2d
  5. #a7a639
  6. #a1a045
  7. #9a9950
  8. #94935c
  9. #8d8d68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbc93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bb25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0b2a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbd1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cab781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1bf09 {
  color: #c1bf09;
}
Background
.bg-c1bf09 {
  background-color: #c1bf09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1bf09 {
  border: 2px solid #c1bf09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1bf09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 191 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1bf09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1bf09, #67c109);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1bf09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 191 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.67 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.08 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.25 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.33 #3e40f6 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#c1bf09  rgb(193, 191, 9)  hsl(59, 91%, 40%)  Citrine
#090bc1  rgb(9, 11, 193)  hsl(239, 91%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#09c1bf  rgb(9, 193, 191)  hsl(179, 91%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf09c1  rgb(191, 9, 193)  hsl(299, 91%, 40%)  Dark Orchid