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#CBBF00

#cbbf00 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbbf00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 74.9% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.91% magenta, 100% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.45°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.4996

Complementary

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #000ccb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #0071cb
  3. #5900cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5900
  2. #cbbf00
  3. #71cb00

Triadic

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #00cbbf
  3. #bf00cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #0ccb00
  3. #000ccb
  4. #bf00cb

Square

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #00cb59
  3. #000ccb
  4. #cb0071

Monochromatic

  1. #322f00
  2. #7e7700
  3. #cbbf00
  4. #fff118
  5. #fff665

Shades

#cbbf00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #b7ac00
  3. #a29900
  4. #8e8600
  5. #7a7300
  6. #666000
  7. #514c00
  8. #3d3900
  9. #292600
  10. #141300
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbf00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #d0c51a
  3. #d5cc33
  4. #dbd24d
  5. #e0d966
  6. #e5df80
  7. #eae599
  8. #efecb3
  9. #f5f2cc
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbf00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbf00
  2. #c4b90d
  3. #bcb21a
  4. #b5ac26
  5. #ada633
  6. #a6a040
  7. #9e994d
  8. #97935a
  9. #8f8d66
  10. #888673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bd95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bf18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbf00 {
  color: #cbbf00;
}
Background
.bg-cbbf00 {
  background-color: #cbbf00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbf00 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbf00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbf00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 191 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbf00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbf00, #71cb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbf00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 191 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.01 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.56 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.05 #3440ff Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbbf00  rgb(203, 191, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#000ccb  rgb(0, 12, 203)  hsl(236, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#00cbbf  rgb(0, 203, 191)  hsl(176, 100%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise
#bf00cb  rgb(191, 0, 203)  hsl(296, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid