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#CFC817

#cfc817 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfc817 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 78.43% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.38% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 57.72°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.5464

Complementary

  1. #cfc817
  2. #171ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc817
  2. #177acf
  3. #6c17cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6c17
  2. #cfc817
  3. #7acf17

Triadic

  1. #cfc817
  2. #17cfc8
  3. #c817cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc817
  2. #1ecf17
  3. #171ecf
  4. #c817cf

Square

  1. #cfc817
  2. #17cf6c
  3. #171ecf
  4. #cf177a

Monochromatic

  1. #454308
  2. #8a850f
  3. #cfc817
  4. #ebe448
  5. #f2ee8d

Shades

#cfc817 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc817
  2. #bab415
  3. #a6a012
  4. #918c10
  5. #7c780e
  6. #68640c
  7. #535009
  8. #3e3c07
  9. #292805
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc817 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc817
  2. #d4ce2e
  3. #d9d345
  4. #ddd95d
  5. #e2de74
  6. #e7e48b
  7. #ece9a2
  8. #f1efb9
  9. #f5f4d1
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc817 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc817
  2. #c7c122
  3. #bfba2c
  4. #b7b237
  5. #afab41
  6. #a8a44c
  7. #a09d56
  8. #989661
  9. #908e6b
  10. #888776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c59c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc62d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbaab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c725 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c088 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc817 {
  color: #cfc817;
}
Background
.bg-cfc817 {
  background-color: #cfc817;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc817 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc817;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc817;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 200 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc817 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc817, #7acf17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc817 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 200 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.64 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.68 #3037e8 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc817  rgb(207, 200, 23)  hsl(58, 80%, 45%)  Citrine
#171ecf  rgb(23, 30, 207)  hsl(238, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#17cfc8  rgb(23, 207, 200)  hsl(178, 80%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#c817cf  rgb(200, 23, 207)  hsl(298, 80%, 45%)  Electric Purple