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#CFCB23

#cfcb23 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfcb23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.93% magenta, 83.09% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.6°, 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.561

Complementary

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #2327cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #237dcf
  3. #7523cf

Analogous

  1. #cf7523
  2. #cfcb23
  3. #7dcf23

Triadic

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #23cfcb
  3. #cb23cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #27cf23
  3. #2327cf
  4. #cb23cf

Square

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #23cf75
  3. #2327cf
  4. #cf237d

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4b0d
  2. #8e8b18
  3. #cfcb23
  4. #e3e05b
  5. #eeec9d

Shades

#cfcb23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #bab720
  3. #a6a21c
  4. #918e19
  5. #7c7a15
  6. #686612
  7. #53510e
  8. #3e3d0b
  9. #292907
  10. #151404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcb23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #d4d039
  3. #d9d54f
  4. #dddb65
  5. #e2e07b
  6. #e7e591
  7. #eceaa7
  8. #f1efbd
  9. #f5f5d3
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcb23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcb23
  2. #c7c42c
  3. #bfbc36
  4. #b7b53f
  5. #afad48
  6. #a8a652
  7. #a09e5b
  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 #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc834 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c92e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcb23 {
  color: #cfcb23;
}
Background
.bg-cfcb23 {
  background-color: #cfcb23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcb23 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcb23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcb23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 203 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcb23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcb23, #7dcf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcb23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 203 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.58 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.00 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.02 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.75 #3034dc Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfcb23  rgb(207, 203, 35)  hsl(59, 71%, 47%)  Citrine
#2327cf  rgb(35, 39, 207)  hsl(239, 71%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#23cfcb  rgb(35, 207, 203)  hsl(179, 71%, 47%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cb23cf  rgb(203, 35, 207)  hsl(299, 71%, 47%)  Medium Orchid