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#CFCB2E

#cfcb2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfcb2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.93% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.51°, with 63.64% saturation and 49.61% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5617

Complementary

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #2e32cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #2e83cf
  3. #7b2ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf7b2e
  2. #cfcb2e
  3. #83cf2e

Triadic

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #2ecfcb
  3. #cb2ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #32cf2e
  3. #2e32cf
  4. #cb2ecf

Square

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #2ecf7b
  3. #2e32cf
  4. #cf2e83

Monochromatic

  1. #525012
  2. #908e20
  3. #cfcb2e
  4. #dedb6b
  5. #eceaaa

Shades

#cfcb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #bab729
  3. #a6a225
  4. #918e20
  5. #7c7a1c
  6. #686617
  7. #535112
  8. #3e3d0e
  9. #292909
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #d4d043
  3. #d9d558
  4. #dddb6d
  5. #e2e082
  6. #e7e597
  7. #eceaab
  8. #f1efc0
  9. #f5f5d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcb2e
  2. #c7c436
  3. #bfbc3e
  4. #b7b547
  5. #afad4f
  6. #a8a657
  7. #a09e5f
  8. #989767
  9. #908f70
  10. #888878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c89f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc83c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #debdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c619 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c38d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcb2e {
  color: #cfcb2e;
}
Background
.bg-cfcb2e {
  background-color: #cfcb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcb2e {
  border: 2px solid #cfcb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 203 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcb2e, #83cf2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 203 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.74 #3034d1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfcb2e  rgb(207, 203, 46)  hsl(59, 64%, 50%)  Citrine
#2e32cf  rgb(46, 50, 207)  hsl(239, 64%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#2ecfcb  rgb(46, 207, 203)  hsl(179, 64%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb2ecf  rgb(203, 46, 207)  hsl(299, 64%, 50%)  Medium Orchid