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#CFCB17

#cfcb17 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfcb17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 79.61% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.93% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.7°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5604

Complementary

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #171bcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #1777cf
  3. #6f17cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6f17
  2. #cfcb17
  3. #77cf17

Triadic

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #17cfcb
  3. #cb17cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #1bcf17
  3. #171bcf
  4. #cb17cf

Square

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #17cf6f
  3. #171bcf
  4. #cf1777

Monochromatic

  1. #454408
  2. #8a870f
  3. #cfcb17
  4. #ebe748
  5. #f2f08d

Shades

#cfcb17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #bab715
  3. #a6a212
  4. #918e10
  5. #7c7a0e
  6. #68660c
  7. #535109
  8. #3e3d07
  9. #292905
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcb17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #d4d02e
  3. #d9d545
  4. #dddb5d
  5. #e2e074
  6. #e7e58b
  7. #eceaa2
  8. #f1efb9
  9. #f5f5d1
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcb17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcb17
  2. #c7c422
  3. #bfbc2c
  4. #b7b537
  5. #afad41
  6. #a8a64c
  7. #a09e56
  8. #989761
  9. #908f6b
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc82d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c926 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcb17 {
  color: #cfcb17;
}
Background
.bg-cfcb17 {
  background-color: #cfcb17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcb17 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcb17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcb17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 203 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcb17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcb17, #77cf17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcb17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 203 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.81 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.20 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.69 #3034e8 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfcb17  rgb(207, 203, 23)  hsl(59, 80%, 45%)  Citrine
#171bcf  rgb(23, 27, 207)  hsl(239, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#17cfcb  rgb(23, 207, 203)  hsl(179, 80%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cb17cf  rgb(203, 23, 207)  hsl(299, 80%, 45%)  Medium Orchid