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#CBC008

#cbc008 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbc008 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 75.29% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.42% magenta, 96.06% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.62°, with 92.42% saturation and 41.37% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.5041

Complementary

  1. #cbc008
  2. #0813cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc008
  2. #0874cb
  3. #5f08cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5f08
  2. #cbc008
  3. #74cb08

Triadic

  1. #cbc008
  2. #08cbc0
  3. #c008cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc008
  2. #13cb08
  3. #0813cb
  4. #c008cb

Square

  1. #cbc008
  2. #08cb5f
  3. #0813cb
  4. #cb0874

Monochromatic

  1. #383502
  2. #817a05
  3. #cbc008
  4. #f7eb29
  5. #f9f273

Shades

#cbc008 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc008
  2. #b7ad07
  3. #a29a06
  4. #8e8606
  5. #7a7305
  6. #666004
  7. #514d03
  8. #3d3a02
  9. #292602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc008 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc008
  2. #d0c621
  3. #d5cd39
  4. #dbd352
  5. #e0d96b
  6. #e5e084
  7. #eae69c
  8. #efecb5
  9. #f5f2ce
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc008 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc008
  2. #c4ba14
  3. #bcb320
  4. #b5ad2c
  5. #ada638
  6. #a6a044
  7. #9e9a50
  8. #97935c
  9. #8f8d68
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2be96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bf1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc008 {
  color: #cbc008;
}
Background
.bg-cbc008 {
  background-color: #cbc008;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc008 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc008;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc008;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 192 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc008 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc008, #74cb08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc008 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 192 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.95 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.32 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.79 #343ff7 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbc008  rgb(203, 192, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 41%)  Citrine
#0813cb  rgb(8, 19, 203)  hsl(237, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#08cbc0  rgb(8, 203, 192)  hsl(177, 92%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise
#c008cb  rgb(192, 8, 203)  hsl(297, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid