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#CFC839

#cfc839 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfc839 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.38% magenta, 72.46% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 57.2°, with 60.98% saturation and 51.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5487

Complementary

  1. #cfc839
  2. #3940cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc839
  2. #398bcf
  3. #7d39cf

Analogous

  1. #cf7d39
  2. #cfc839
  3. #8bcf39

Triadic

  1. #cfc839
  2. #39cfc8
  3. #c839cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc839
  2. #40cf39
  3. #3940cf
  4. #c839cf

Square

  1. #cfc839
  2. #39cf7d
  3. #3940cf
  4. #cf398b

Monochromatic

  1. #595616
  2. #979225
  3. #cfc839
  4. #ded977
  5. #edeab4

Shades

#cfc839 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc839
  2. #bab433
  3. #a6a02e
  4. #918c28
  5. #7c7822
  6. #68641d
  7. #535017
  8. #3e3c11
  9. #29280b
  10. #151406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc839 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc839
  2. #d4ce4d
  3. #d9d361
  4. #ddd974
  5. #e2de88
  6. #e7e49c
  7. #ece9b0
  8. #f1efc4
  9. #f5f4d7
  10. #fafaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc839 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc839
  2. #c7c140
  3. #bfba47
  4. #b7b24e
  5. #afab55
  6. #a8a45d
  7. #a09d64
  8. #98966b
  9. #908e72
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c59f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c01e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc644 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #debbac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c32b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c740 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c08d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc839 {
  color: #cfc839;
}
Background
.bg-cfc839 {
  background-color: #cfc839;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc839 {
  border: 2px solid #cfc839;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc839;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 200 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc839 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc839, #8bcf39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc839 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 200 57 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.16 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.97 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.19 #3037c6 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfc839  rgb(207, 200, 57)  hsl(57, 61%, 52%)  Citrine
#3940cf  rgb(57, 64, 207)  hsl(237, 61%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#39cfc8  rgb(57, 207, 200)  hsl(177, 61%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#c839cf  rgb(200, 57, 207)  hsl(297, 61%, 52%)  Medium Orchid