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#CFC331

#cfc331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.8% magenta, 76.33% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 55.44°, with 62.2% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5252

Complementary

  1. #cfc331
  2. #313dcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc331
  2. #318ccf
  3. #7431cf

Analogous

  1. #cf7431
  2. #cfc331
  3. #8ccf31

Triadic

  1. #cfc331
  2. #31cfc3
  3. #c331cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc331
  2. #3dcf31
  3. #313dcf
  4. #c331cf

Square

  1. #cfc331
  2. #31cf74
  3. #313dcf
  4. #cf318c

Monochromatic

  1. #544f13
  2. #928922
  3. #cfc331
  4. #ddd56f
  5. #ece7ad

Shades

#cfc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc331
  2. #bab02c
  3. #a69c27
  4. #918922
  5. #7c751d
  6. #686219
  7. #534e14
  8. #3e3b0f
  9. #29270a
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc331
  2. #d4c946
  3. #d9cf5a
  4. #ddd56f
  5. #e2db83
  6. #e7e198
  7. #ece7ad
  8. #f1edc1
  9. #f5f3d6
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc331
  2. #c7bc39
  3. #bfb641
  4. #b7af49
  5. #afa851
  6. #a8a259
  7. #a09b60
  8. #989468
  9. #908d70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c19b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c33c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2bf20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c338 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9bb88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc331 {
  color: #cfc331;
}
Background
.bg-cfc331 {
  background-color: #cfc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc331 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc331, #8ccf31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.36 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.41 #303cce Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc331  rgb(207, 195, 49)  hsl(55, 62%, 50%)  Citrine
#313dcf  rgb(49, 61, 207)  hsl(235, 62%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#31cfc3  rgb(49, 207, 195)  hsl(175, 62%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#c331cf  rgb(195, 49, 207)  hsl(295, 62%, 50%)  Medium Orchid