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#CFC62D

#cfc62d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfc62d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 77.65% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.35% magenta, 78.26% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5384

Complementary

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #2d36cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #2d87cf
  3. #752dcf

Analogous

  1. #cf752d
  2. #cfc62d
  3. #87cf2d

Triadic

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #2dcfc6
  3. #c62dcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #36cf2d
  3. #2d36cf
  4. #c62dcf

Square

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #2dcf75
  3. #2d36cf
  4. #cf2d87

Monochromatic

  1. #514e12
  2. #908a1f
  3. #cfc62d
  4. #dfd86a
  5. #ece9a9

Shades

#cfc62d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #bab229
  3. #a69e24
  4. #918b20
  5. #7c771b
  6. #686317
  7. #534f12
  8. #3e3b0e
  9. #292809
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc62d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #d4cc42
  3. #d9d157
  4. #ddd76c
  5. #e2dd81
  6. #e7e396
  7. #ece8ab
  8. #f1eec0
  9. #f5f4d5
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc62d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc62d
  2. #c7bf35
  3. #bfb83e
  4. #b7b146
  5. #afaa4e
  6. #a8a357
  7. #a09c5f
  8. #989567
  9. #908e6f
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c49c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc53a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9be89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc62d {
  color: #cfc62d;
}
Background
.bg-cfc62d {
  background-color: #cfc62d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc62d {
  border: 2px solid #cfc62d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc62d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 198 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc62d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc62d, #87cf2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc62d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 198 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.10 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.16 #3039d2 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc62d  rgb(207, 198, 45)  hsl(57, 64%, 49%)  Citrine
#2d36cf  rgb(45, 54, 207)  hsl(237, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2dcfc6  rgb(45, 207, 198)  hsl(177, 64%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#c62dcf  rgb(198, 45, 207)  hsl(297, 64%, 49%)  Medium Orchid