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#CBC809

#cbc809 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbc809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 78.43% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.48% magenta, 95.57% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 59.07°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.5402

Complementary

  1. #cbc809
  2. #090ccb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc809
  2. #096dcb
  3. #6709cb

Analogous

  1. #cb6709
  2. #cbc809
  3. #6dcb09

Triadic

  1. #cbc809
  2. #09cbc8
  3. #c809cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc809
  2. #0ccb09
  3. #090ccb
  4. #c809cb

Square

  1. #cbc809
  2. #09cb67
  3. #090ccb
  4. #cb096d

Monochromatic

  1. #393803
  2. #828006
  3. #cbc809
  4. #f6f22b
  5. #f9f774

Shades

#cbc809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc809
  2. #b7b408
  3. #a2a007
  4. #8e8c06
  5. #7a7805
  6. #666405
  7. #515004
  8. #3d3c03
  9. #292802
  10. #141401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc809
  2. #d0ce22
  3. #d5d33a
  4. #dbd953
  5. #e0de6b
  6. #e5e484
  7. #eae99d
  8. #efefb5
  9. #f5f4ce
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc809
  2. #c4c115
  3. #bcba21
  4. #b5b22d
  5. #adab39
  6. #a6a445
  7. #9e9d50
  8. #97965c
  9. #8f8e68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c59a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dabf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c61e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc809 {
  color: #cbc809;
}
Background
.bg-cbc809 {
  background-color: #cbc809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc809 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 200 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc809, #6dcb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 200 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.94 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.40 #3437f6 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbc809  rgb(203, 200, 9)  hsl(59, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#090ccb  rgb(9, 12, 203)  hsl(239, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cbc8  rgb(9, 203, 200)  hsl(179, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c809cb  rgb(200, 9, 203)  hsl(299, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple