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#CBC100

#cbc100 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbc100 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 75.69% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 100% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 57.04°, 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5084

Complementary

  1. #cbc100
  2. #000acb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc100
  2. #0070cb
  3. #5b00cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5b00
  2. #cbc100
  3. #70cb00

Triadic

  1. #cbc100
  2. #00cbc1
  3. #c100cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc100
  2. #0acb00
  3. #000acb
  4. #c100cb

Square

  1. #cbc100
  2. #00cb5b
  3. #000acb
  4. #cb0070

Monochromatic

  1. #323000
  2. #7e7800
  3. #cbc100
  4. #fff418
  5. #fff765

Shades

#cbc100 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc100
  2. #b7ae00
  3. #a29a00
  4. #8e8700
  5. #7a7400
  6. #666100
  7. #514d00
  8. #3d3a00
  9. #292700
  10. #141300
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc100 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc100
  2. #d0c71a
  3. #d5cd33
  4. #dbd44d
  5. #e0da66
  6. #e5e080
  7. #eae699
  8. #efecb3
  9. #f5f3cc
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc100 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc100
  2. #c4bb0d
  3. #bcb41a
  4. #b5ae26
  5. #ada733
  6. #a6a140
  7. #9e9a4d
  8. #97945a
  9. #8f8d66
  10. #888773
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bf96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c019 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc100 {
  color: #cbc100;
}
Background
.bg-cbc100 {
  background-color: #cbc100;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc100 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc100;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc100;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 193 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc100 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc100, #70cb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc100 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 193 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.91 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.72 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.87 #343eff Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbc100  rgb(203, 193, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#000acb  rgb(0, 10, 203)  hsl(237, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#00cbc1  rgb(0, 203, 193)  hsl(177, 100%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise
#c100cb  rgb(193, 0, 203)  hsl(297, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid