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#CFC604

#cfc604 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfc604 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 77.65% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.35% magenta, 98.07% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 57.34°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.5366

Complementary

  1. #cfc604
  2. #040dcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc604
  2. #0472cf
  3. #6004cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6004
  2. #cfc604
  3. #72cf04

Triadic

  1. #cfc604
  2. #04cfc6
  3. #c604cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc604
  2. #0dcf04
  3. #040dcf
  4. #c604cf

Square

  1. #cfc604
  2. #04cf60
  3. #040dcf
  4. #cf0472

Monochromatic

  1. #393601
  2. #847e03
  3. #cfc604
  4. #fbf125
  5. #fcf670

Shades

#cfc604 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc604
  2. #bab204
  3. #a69e03
  4. #918b03
  5. #7c7702
  6. #686302
  7. #534f02
  8. #3e3b01
  9. #292801
  10. #151400
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc604 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc604
  2. #d4cc1d
  3. #d9d136
  4. #ddd74f
  5. #e2dd68
  6. #e7e382
  7. #ece89b
  8. #f1eeb4
  9. #f5f4cd
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc604 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc604
  2. #c7bf10
  3. #bfb81d
  4. #b7b129
  5. #afaa36
  6. #a8a342
  7. #a09c4e
  8. #98955b
  9. #908e67
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c39a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb8a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c51c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9be86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc604 {
  color: #cfc604;
}
Background
.bg-cfc604 {
  background-color: #cfc604;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc604 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc604;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc604;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 198 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc604 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc604, #72cf04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc604 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 198 4 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.75 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.99 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.18 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.52 #3039fb Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc604  rgb(207, 198, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 41%)  Citrine
#040dcf  rgb(4, 13, 207)  hsl(237, 96%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#04cfc6  rgb(4, 207, 198)  hsl(177, 96%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise
#c604cf  rgb(198, 4, 207)  hsl(297, 96%, 41%)  Electric Purple