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#C8BE09

#c8be09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8be09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.51% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 95.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.86°, with 91.39% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.4913

Complementary

  1. #c8be09
  2. #0913c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8be09
  2. #0972c8
  3. #5f09c8

Analogous

  1. #c85f09
  2. #c8be09
  3. #72c809

Triadic

  1. #c8be09
  2. #09c8be
  3. #be09c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8be09
  2. #13c809
  3. #0913c8
  4. #be09c8

Square

  1. #c8be09
  2. #09c85f
  3. #0913c8
  4. #c80972

Monochromatic

  1. #363302
  2. #7f7806
  3. #c8be09
  4. #f5eb28
  5. #f9f271

Shades

#c8be09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8be09
  2. #b4ab08
  3. #a09807
  4. #8c8506
  5. #787205
  6. #645f05
  7. #504c04
  8. #3c3903
  9. #282602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8be09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8be09
  2. #cec522
  3. #d3cb3a
  4. #d9d253
  5. #ded86b
  6. #e4df84
  7. #e9e59d
  8. #efecb5
  9. #f4f2ce
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8be09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8be09
  2. #c1b815
  3. #bab221
  4. #b2ab2d
  5. #aba539
  6. #a49f45
  7. #9d9950
  8. #96935c
  9. #8e8c68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8b0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbd1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8be09 {
  color: #c8be09;
}
Background
.bg-c8be09 {
  background-color: #c8be09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8be09 {
  border: 2px solid #c8be09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8be09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 190 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8be09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8be09, #72c809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8be09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 190 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.09 #3741f6 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Citrine
#c8be09  rgb(200, 190, 9)  hsl(57, 91%, 41%)  Citrine
#0913c8  rgb(9, 19, 200)  hsl(237, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#09c8be  rgb(9, 200, 190)  hsl(177, 91%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#be09c8  rgb(190, 9, 200)  hsl(297, 91%, 41%)  Dark Orchid