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#CFC307

#cfc307 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfc307 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 76.47% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.8% magenta, 96.62% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 56.4°, with 93.46% saturation and 41.96% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5231

Complementary

  1. #cfc307
  2. #0713cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc307
  2. #0777cf
  3. #5f07cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5f07
  2. #cfc307
  3. #77cf07

Triadic

  1. #cfc307
  2. #07cfc3
  3. #c307cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc307
  2. #13cf07
  3. #0713cf
  4. #c307cf

Square

  1. #cfc307
  2. #07cf5f
  3. #0713cf
  4. #cf0777

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3802
  2. #857d04
  3. #cfc307
  4. #f8ec2b
  5. #faf275

Shades

#cfc307 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc307
  2. #bab006
  3. #a69c06
  4. #918905
  5. #7c7504
  6. #686204
  7. #534e03
  8. #3e3b02
  9. #292701
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc307 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc307
  2. #d4c920
  3. #d9cf39
  4. #ddd551
  5. #e2db6a
  6. #e7e183
  7. #ece79c
  8. #f1edb5
  9. #f5f3cd
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc307 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc307
  2. #c7bc13
  3. #bfb61f
  4. #b7af2b
  5. #afa837
  6. #a8a244
  7. #a09b50
  8. #98945c
  9. #908d68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb5a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c31c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9ba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc307 {
  color: #cfc307;
}
Background
.bg-cfc307 {
  background-color: #cfc307;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc307 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc307;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc307;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 195 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc307 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc307, #77cf07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc307 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 195 7 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.04 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.77 #303cf8 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc307  rgb(207, 195, 7)  hsl(56, 93%, 42%)  Citrine
#0713cf  rgb(7, 19, 207)  hsl(236, 93%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#07cfc3  rgb(7, 207, 195)  hsl(176, 93%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c307cf  rgb(195, 7, 207)  hsl(296, 93%, 42%)  Electric Purple