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#CBC331

#cbc331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbc331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.94% magenta, 75.86% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.88°, with 61.11% saturation and 49.41% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5195

Complementary

  1. #cbc331
  2. #3139cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc331
  2. #3186cb
  3. #7631cb

Analogous

  1. #cb7631
  2. #cbc331
  3. #86cb31

Triadic

  1. #cbc331
  2. #31cbc3
  3. #c331cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc331
  2. #39cb31
  3. #3139cb
  4. #c331cb

Square

  1. #cbc331
  2. #31cb76
  3. #3139cb
  4. #cb3186

Monochromatic

  1. #504d13
  2. #8d8822
  3. #cbc331
  4. #dcd66d
  5. #ebe7aa

Shades

#cbc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc331
  2. #b7b02c
  3. #a29c27
  4. #8e8922
  5. #7a751d
  6. #666219
  7. #514e14
  8. #3d3b0f
  9. #29270a
  10. #141405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc331
  2. #d0c946
  3. #d5cf5a
  4. #dbd56f
  5. #e0db83
  6. #e5e198
  7. #eae7ad
  8. #efedc1
  9. #f5f3d6
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc331
  2. #c4bc39
  3. #bcb641
  4. #b5af49
  5. #ada851
  6. #a6a259
  7. #9e9b60
  8. #979468
  9. #8f8d70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c13d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bf20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c238 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4bb88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc331 {
  color: #cbc331;
}
Background
.bg-cbc331 {
  background-color: #cbc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc331 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc331, #86cb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.90 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.45 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.87 #343cce Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbc331  rgb(203, 195, 49)  hsl(57, 61%, 49%)  Citrine
#3139cb  rgb(49, 57, 203)  hsl(237, 61%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#31cbc3  rgb(49, 203, 195)  hsl(177, 61%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#c331cb  rgb(195, 49, 203)  hsl(297, 61%, 49%)  Medium Orchid