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#CFCA0A

#cfca0a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfca0a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.42% magenta, 95.17% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.48°, with 90.78% saturation and 42.55% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5553

Complementary

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #0a0fcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #0a71cf
  3. #680acf

Analogous

  1. #cf680a
  2. #cfca0a
  3. #71cf0a

Triadic

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #0acfca
  3. #ca0acf

Tetradic

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #0fcf0a
  3. #0a0fcf
  4. #ca0acf

Square

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #0acf68
  3. #0a0fcf
  4. #cf0a71

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c03
  2. #868306
  3. #cfca0a
  4. #f5f030
  5. #f9f579

Shades

#cfca0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #bab609
  3. #a6a208
  4. #918d07
  5. #7c7906
  6. #686505
  7. #535104
  8. #3e3d03
  9. #292802
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfca0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #d4cf23
  3. #d9d53b
  4. #ddda54
  5. #e2df6c
  6. #e7e585
  7. #ecea9d
  8. #f1efb6
  9. #f5f4ce
  10. #fafae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfca0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfca0a
  2. #c7c316
  3. #bfbb22
  4. #b7b42d
  5. #afac39
  6. #a8a545
  7. #a09e51
  8. #98965d
  9. #908f68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 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 #dfc728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbcac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c81f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfca0a {
  color: #cfca0a;
}
Background
.bg-cfca0a {
  background-color: #cfca0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfca0a {
  border: 2px solid #cfca0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfca0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 202 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfca0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfca0a, #71cf0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfca0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 202 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.06 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.65 #3035f5 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfca0a  rgb(207, 202, 10)  hsl(58, 91%, 43%)  Citrine
#0a0fcf  rgb(10, 15, 207)  hsl(238, 91%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0acfca  rgb(10, 207, 202)  hsl(178, 91%, 43%)  Robin Egg Blue
#ca0acf  rgb(202, 10, 207)  hsl(298, 91%, 43%)  Electric Purple