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#CFC823

#cfc823 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfc823 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.38% magenta, 83.09% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 57.56°, with 71.07% saturation and 47.45% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.547

Complementary

  1. #cfc823
  2. #232acf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc823
  2. #2380cf
  3. #7223cf

Analogous

  1. #cf7223
  2. #cfc823
  3. #80cf23

Triadic

  1. #cfc823
  2. #23cfc8
  3. #c823cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc823
  2. #2acf23
  3. #232acf
  4. #c823cf

Square

  1. #cfc823
  2. #23cf72
  3. #232acf
  4. #cf2380

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4a0d
  2. #8e8918
  3. #cfc823
  4. #e3de5b
  5. #eeeb9d

Shades

#cfc823 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc823
  2. #bab420
  3. #a6a01c
  4. #918c19
  5. #7c7815
  6. #686412
  7. #53500e
  8. #3e3c0b
  9. #292807
  10. #151404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc823 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc823
  2. #d4ce39
  3. #d9d34f
  4. #ddd965
  5. #e2de7b
  6. #e7e491
  7. #ece9a7
  8. #f1efbd
  9. #f5f4d3
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc823 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc823
  2. #c7c12c
  3. #bfba36
  4. #b7b23f
  5. #afab48
  6. #a8a452
  7. #a09d5b
  8. #989664
  9. #908e6d
  10. #888777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c59d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbaab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c72e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc823 {
  color: #cfc823;
}
Background
.bg-cfc823 {
  background-color: #cfc823;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc823 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc823;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc823;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 200 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc823 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc823, #80cf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc823 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 200 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.12 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.53 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.75 #3037dc Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc823  rgb(207, 200, 35)  hsl(58, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#232acf  rgb(35, 42, 207)  hsl(238, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#23cfc8  rgb(35, 207, 200)  hsl(178, 71%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#c823cf  rgb(200, 35, 207)  hsl(298, 71%, 47%)  Medium Orchid