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#CFC706

#cfc706 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfc706 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 78.04% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.86% magenta, 97.1% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 57.61°, with 94.37% saturation and 41.76% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.5413

Complementary

  1. #cfc706
  2. #060ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc706
  2. #0672cf
  3. #6206cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6206
  2. #cfc706
  3. #72cf06

Triadic

  1. #cfc706
  2. #06cfc7
  3. #c706cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc706
  2. #0ecf06
  3. #060ecf
  4. #c706cf

Square

  1. #cfc706
  2. #06cf62
  3. #060ecf
  4. #cf0672

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3802
  2. #858004
  3. #cfc706
  4. #f9f129
  5. #fbf673

Shades

#cfc706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc706
  2. #bab305
  3. #a69f05
  4. #918b04
  5. #7c7704
  6. #686403
  7. #535002
  8. #3e3c02
  9. #292801
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc706
  2. #d4cd1f
  3. #d9d238
  4. #ddd851
  5. #e2dd6a
  6. #e7e383
  7. #ece99b
  8. #f1eeb4
  9. #f5f4cd
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc706
  2. #c7c012
  3. #bfb91e
  4. #b7b22b
  5. #afab37
  6. #a8a443
  7. #a09c4f
  8. #98955b
  9. #908e68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c49b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9bf86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc706 {
  color: #cfc706;
}
Background
.bg-cfc706 {
  background-color: #cfc706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc706 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 199 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc706, #72cf06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 199 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.60 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.25 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.07 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.67 #3038f9 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc706  rgb(207, 199, 6)  hsl(58, 94%, 42%)  Citrine
#060ecf  rgb(6, 14, 207)  hsl(238, 94%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#06cfc7  rgb(6, 207, 199)  hsl(178, 94%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c706cf  rgb(199, 6, 207)  hsl(298, 94%, 42%)  Electric Purple