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#CFCB21

#cfcb21 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfcb21 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.93% magenta, 84.06% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.62°, with 72.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5609

Complementary

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #2125cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #217ccf
  3. #7421cf

Analogous

  1. #cf7421
  2. #cfcb21
  3. #7ccf21

Triadic

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #21cfcb
  3. #cb21cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #25cf21
  3. #2125cf
  4. #cb21cf

Square

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #21cf74
  3. #2125cf
  4. #cf217c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4a0c
  2. #8d8a16
  3. #cfcb21
  4. #e4e158
  5. #efed9a

Shades

#cfcb21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #bab71e
  3. #a6a21a
  4. #918e17
  5. #7c7a14
  6. #686611
  7. #53510d
  8. #3e3d0a
  9. #292907
  10. #151403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcb21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #d4d037
  3. #d9d54d
  4. #dddb64
  5. #e2e07a
  6. #e7e590
  7. #eceaa6
  8. #f1efbc
  9. #f5f5d3
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcb21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcb21
  2. #c7c42b
  3. #bfbc34
  4. #b7b53e
  5. #afad47
  6. #a8a651
  7. #a09e5a
  8. #989764
  9. #908f6d
  10. #888877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 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 #dfc833 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c92d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcb21 {
  color: #cfcb21;
}
Background
.bg-cfcb21 {
  background-color: #cfcb21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcb21 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcb21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcb21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 203 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcb21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcb21, #7ccf21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcb21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 203 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.74 #3034de Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfcb21  rgb(207, 203, 33)  hsl(59, 73%, 47%)  Citrine
#2125cf  rgb(33, 37, 207)  hsl(239, 73%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#21cfcb  rgb(33, 207, 203)  hsl(179, 73%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cb21cf  rgb(203, 33, 207)  hsl(299, 73%, 47%)  Medium Orchid