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#CFCA06

#cfca06 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfca06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 79.22% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.42% magenta, 97.1% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.51°, 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5552

Complementary

  1. #cfca06
  2. #060bcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfca06
  2. #066fcf
  3. #6506cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6506
  2. #cfca06
  3. #6fcf06

Triadic

  1. #cfca06
  2. #06cfca
  3. #ca06cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfca06
  2. #0bcf06
  3. #060bcf
  4. #ca06cf

Square

  1. #cfca06
  2. #06cf65
  3. #060bcf
  4. #cf066f

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3902
  2. #858104
  3. #cfca06
  4. #f9f429
  5. #fbf873

Shades

#cfca06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfca06
  2. #bab605
  3. #a6a205
  4. #918d04
  5. #7c7904
  6. #686503
  7. #535102
  8. #3e3d02
  9. #292801
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfca06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfca06
  2. #d4cf1f
  3. #d9d538
  4. #ddda51
  5. #e2df6a
  6. #e7e583
  7. #ecea9b
  8. #f1efb4
  9. #f5f4cd
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfca06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfca06
  2. #c7c312
  3. #bfbb1e
  4. #b7b42b
  5. #afac37
  6. #a8a543
  7. #a09e4f
  8. #98965b
  9. #908f68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c79c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbcac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c81d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfca06 {
  color: #cfca06;
}
Background
.bg-cfca06 {
  background-color: #cfca06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfca06 {
  border: 2px solid #cfca06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfca06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 202 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfca06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfca06, #6fcf06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfca06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 202 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.64 #3035f9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfca06  rgb(207, 202, 6)  hsl(59, 94%, 42%)  Citrine
#060bcf  rgb(6, 11, 207)  hsl(239, 94%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#06cfca  rgb(6, 207, 202)  hsl(179, 94%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#ca06cf  rgb(202, 6, 207)  hsl(299, 94%, 42%)  Electric Purple