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#CCBE09

#ccbe09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ccbe09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 74.51% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 95.59% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 55.69°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.4968

Complementary

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #0917cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #0978cc
  3. #5c09cc

Analogous

  1. #cc5c09
  2. #ccbe09
  3. #78cc09

Triadic

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #09ccbe
  3. #be09cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #17cc09
  3. #0917cc
  4. #be09cc

Square

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #09cc5c
  3. #0917cc
  4. #cc0978

Monochromatic

  1. #393503
  2. #837a06
  3. #ccbe09
  4. #f6e72c
  5. #f9ef75

Shades

#ccbe09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #b8ab08
  3. #a39807
  4. #8f8506
  5. #7a7205
  6. #665f05
  7. #524c04
  8. #3d3903
  9. #292602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbe09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #d1c522
  3. #d6cb3a
  4. #dbd253
  5. #e0d86b
  6. #e6df84
  7. #ebe59d
  8. #f0ecb5
  9. #f5f2ce
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbe09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbe09
  2. #c4b815
  3. #bdb221
  4. #b5ab2d
  5. #aea539
  6. #a69f45
  7. #9e9950
  8. #97935c
  9. #8f8c68
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bc95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1be1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbe09 {
  color: #ccbe09;
}
Background
.bg-ccbe09 {
  background-color: #ccbe09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbe09 {
  border: 2px solid #ccbe09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbe09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 190 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbe09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbe09, #78cc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbe09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 190 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.44 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.84 #3341f6 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#ccbe09  rgb(204, 190, 9)  hsl(56, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#0917cc  rgb(9, 23, 204)  hsl(236, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09ccbe  rgb(9, 204, 190)  hsl(176, 92%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#be09cc  rgb(190, 9, 204)  hsl(296, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid