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#C8BF08

#c8bf08 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8bf08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.9% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 96% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 57.19°, with 92.31% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.4956

Complementary

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #0811c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #0871c8
  3. #5f08c8

Analogous

  1. #c85f08
  2. #c8bf08
  3. #71c808

Triadic

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #08c8bf
  3. #bf08c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #11c808
  3. #0811c8
  4. #bf08c8

Square

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #08c85f
  3. #0811c8
  4. #c80871

Monochromatic

  1. #353202
  2. #7e7905
  3. #c8bf08
  4. #f6ed26
  5. #f9f370

Shades

#c8bf08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #b4ac07
  3. #a09906
  4. #8c8606
  5. #787305
  6. #646004
  7. #504c03
  8. #3c3902
  9. #282602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bf08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #cec521
  3. #d3cc39
  4. #d9d252
  5. #ded96b
  6. #e4df84
  7. #e9e59c
  8. #efecb5
  9. #f4f2ce
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bf08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bf08
  2. #c1b914
  3. #bab220
  4. #b2ac2c
  5. #aba638
  6. #a4a044
  7. #9d9950
  8. #96935c
  9. #8e8d68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8b1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbe1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bf08 {
  color: #c8bf08;
}
Background
.bg-c8bf08 {
  background-color: #c8bf08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bf08 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bf08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bf08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 191 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bf08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bf08, #71c808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bf08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 191 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.25 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.52 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.04 #3740f7 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#c8bf08  rgb(200, 191, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 41%)  Citrine
#0811c8  rgb(8, 17, 200)  hsl(237, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#08c8bf  rgb(8, 200, 191)  hsl(177, 92%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#bf08c8  rgb(191, 8, 200)  hsl(297, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid