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#CFCA23

#cfca23 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfca23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 79.22% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.42% magenta, 83.09% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.26°, 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 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5563

Complementary

  1. #cfca23
  2. #2328cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfca23
  2. #237ecf
  3. #7423cf

Analogous

  1. #cf7423
  2. #cfca23
  3. #7ecf23

Triadic

  1. #cfca23
  2. #23cfca
  3. #ca23cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfca23
  2. #28cf23
  3. #2328cf
  4. #ca23cf

Square

  1. #cfca23
  2. #23cf74
  3. #2328cf
  4. #cf237e

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4a0d
  2. #8e8a18
  3. #cfca23
  4. #e3df5b
  5. #eeec9d

Shades

#cfca23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfca23
  2. #bab620
  3. #a6a21c
  4. #918d19
  5. #7c7915
  6. #686512
  7. #53510e
  8. #3e3d0b
  9. #292807
  10. #151404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfca23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfca23
  2. #d4cf39
  3. #d9d54f
  4. #ddda65
  5. #e2df7b
  6. #e7e591
  7. #eceaa7
  8. #f1efbd
  9. #f5f4d3
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfca23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfca23
  2. #c7c32c
  3. #bfbb36
  4. #b7b43f
  5. #afac48
  6. #a8a552
  7. #a09e5b
  8. #989664
  9. #908f6d
  10. #888777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c79e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec734 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbcad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c82e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c28b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfca23 {
  color: #cfca23;
}
Background
.bg-cfca23 {
  background-color: #cfca23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfca23 {
  border: 2px solid #cfca23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfca23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 202 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfca23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfca23, #7ecf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfca23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 202 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.48 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.72 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.11 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.74 #3035dc Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfca23  rgb(207, 202, 35)  hsl(58, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#2328cf  rgb(35, 40, 207)  hsl(238, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#23cfca  rgb(35, 207, 202)  hsl(178, 71%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca23cf  rgb(202, 35, 207)  hsl(298, 71%, 47%)  Medium Orchid