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#CBBF06

#cbbf06 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbbf06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 74.9% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.91% magenta, 97.04% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.35°, with 94.26% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.4997

Complementary

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #0612cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #0674cb
  3. #5d06cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5d06
  2. #cbbf06
  3. #74cb06

Triadic

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #06cbbf
  3. #bf06cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #12cb06
  3. #0612cb
  4. #bf06cb

Square

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #06cb5d
  3. #0612cb
  4. #cb0674

Monochromatic

  1. #363302
  2. #817904
  3. #cbbf06
  4. #f9ec25
  5. #fbf26f

Shades

#cbbf06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #b7ac05
  3. #a29905
  4. #8e8604
  5. #7a7304
  6. #666003
  7. #514c02
  8. #3d3902
  9. #292601
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbf06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #d0c51f
  3. #d5cc38
  4. #dbd251
  5. #e0d96a
  6. #e5df83
  7. #eae59b
  8. #efecb4
  9. #f5f2cd
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbf06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbf06
  2. #c4b912
  3. #bcb21e
  4. #b5ac2b
  5. #ada637
  6. #a6a043
  7. #9e994f
  8. #97935b
  9. #8f8d68
  10. #888674
  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 #d5be23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bf1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbf06 {
  color: #cbbf06;
}
Background
.bg-cbbf06 {
  background-color: #cbbf06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbf06 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbf06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbf06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 191 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbf06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbf06, #74cb06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbf06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 191 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.29 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.49 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.95 #3440f9 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbbf06  rgb(203, 191, 6)  hsl(56, 94%, 41%)  Citrine
#0612cb  rgb(6, 18, 203)  hsl(236, 94%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#06cbbf  rgb(6, 203, 191)  hsl(176, 94%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise
#bf06cb  rgb(191, 6, 203)  hsl(296, 94%, 41%)  Dark Orchid