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#CFC409

#cfc409 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfc409 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 76.86% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.31% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 91.67% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5276

Complementary

  1. #cfc409
  2. #0914cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc409
  2. #0977cf
  3. #6109cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6109
  2. #cfc409
  3. #77cf09

Triadic

  1. #cfc409
  2. #09cfc4
  3. #c409cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc409
  2. #14cf09
  3. #0914cf
  4. #c409cf

Square

  1. #cfc409
  2. #09cf61
  3. #0914cf
  4. #cf0977

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3903
  2. #867f06
  3. #cfc409
  4. #f6eb2f
  5. #f9f278

Shades

#cfc409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc409
  2. #bab008
  3. #a69d07
  4. #918906
  5. #7c7605
  6. #686205
  7. #534e04
  8. #3e3b03
  9. #292702
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc409
  2. #d4ca22
  3. #d9d03a
  4. #ddd653
  5. #e2dc6b
  6. #e7e284
  7. #ece79d
  8. #f1edb5
  9. #f5f3ce
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc409
  2. #c7bd15
  3. #bfb621
  4. #b7b02d
  5. #afa939
  6. #a8a245
  7. #a09b50
  8. #98945c
  9. #908e68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb6a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c31d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9bc84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc409 {
  color: #cfc409;
}
Background
.bg-cfc409 {
  background-color: #cfc409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc409 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 196 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc409, #77cf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 196 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.08 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.71 #303bf6 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc409  rgb(207, 196, 9)  hsl(57, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#0914cf  rgb(9, 20, 207)  hsl(237, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cfc4  rgb(9, 207, 196)  hsl(177, 92%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c409cf  rgb(196, 9, 207)  hsl(297, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple