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#CDBF0B

#cdbf0b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdbf0b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.9% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.83% magenta, 94.63% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.67°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.5026

Complementary

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #0b19cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #0b7acd
  3. #5e0bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd5e0b
  2. #cdbf0b
  3. #7acd0b

Triadic

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #0bcdbf
  3. #bf0bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #19cd0b
  3. #0b19cd
  4. #bf0bcd

Square

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #0bcd5e
  3. #0b19cd
  4. #cd0b7a

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3803
  2. #847b07
  3. #cdbf0b
  4. #f4e631
  5. #f8ef79

Shades

#cdbf0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #b9ac0a
  3. #a49909
  4. #908608
  5. #7b7307
  6. #676006
  7. #524c04
  8. #3e3903
  9. #292602
  10. #151301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbf0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #d2c523
  3. #d7cc3c
  4. #dcd254
  5. #e1d96d
  6. #e6df85
  7. #ebe59d
  8. #f0ecb6
  9. #f5f2ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbf0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbf0b
  2. #c5b917
  3. #beb222
  4. #b6ac2e
  5. #aea63a
  6. #a7a046
  7. #9f9951
  8. #97935d
  9. #8f8d69
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bd96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb1a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bf1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbf0b {
  color: #cdbf0b;
}
Background
.bg-cdbf0b {
  background-color: #cdbf0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbf0b {
  border: 2px solid #cdbf0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbf0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 191 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbf0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbf0b, #7acd0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbf0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 191 11 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.11 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.86 #3240f4 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdbf0b  rgb(205, 191, 11)  hsl(56, 90%, 42%)  Citrine
#0b19cd  rgb(11, 25, 205)  hsl(236, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0bcdbf  rgb(11, 205, 191)  hsl(176, 90%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#bf0bcd  rgb(191, 11, 205)  hsl(296, 90%, 42%)  Dark Orchid