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#CBC32D

#cbc32d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbc32d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 76.47% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.94% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.96°, with 63.71% saturation and 48.63% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5192

Complementary

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #2d35cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #2d84cb
  3. #742dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb742d
  2. #cbc32d
  3. #84cb2d

Triadic

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #2dcbc3
  3. #c32dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #35cb2d
  3. #2d35cb
  4. #c32dcb

Square

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #2dcb74
  3. #2d35cb
  4. #cb2d84

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4b11
  2. #8c871f
  3. #cbc32d
  4. #ddd767
  5. #ebe8a6

Shades

#cbc32d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #b7b029
  3. #a29c24
  4. #8e8920
  5. #7a751b
  6. #666217
  7. #514e12
  8. #3d3b0e
  9. #292709
  10. #141405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc32d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #d0c942
  3. #d5cf57
  4. #dbd56c
  5. #e0db81
  6. #e5e196
  7. #eae7ab
  8. #efedc0
  9. #f5f3d5
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc32d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc32d
  2. #c4bc35
  3. #bcb63e
  4. #b5af46
  5. #ada84e
  6. #a6a257
  7. #9e9b5f
  8. #979467
  9. #8f8d6f
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c13a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab6a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bf19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c235 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4bb87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc32d {
  color: #cbc32d;
}
Background
.bg-cbc32d {
  background-color: #cbc32d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc32d {
  border: 2px solid #cbc32d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc32d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 195 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc32d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc32d, #84cb2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc32d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 195 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.99 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.85 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.99 #343cd2 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbc32d  rgb(203, 195, 45)  hsl(57, 64%, 49%)  Citrine
#2d35cb  rgb(45, 53, 203)  hsl(237, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2dcbc3  rgb(45, 203, 195)  hsl(177, 64%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#c32dcb  rgb(195, 45, 203)  hsl(297, 64%, 49%)  Medium Orchid