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#CFCD09

#cfcd09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfcd09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 59.39°, with 91.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5695

Complementary

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #090bcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #096ecf
  3. #6a09cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6a09
  2. #cfcd09
  3. #6ecf09

Triadic

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #09cfcd
  3. #cd09cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #0bcf09
  3. #090bcf
  4. #cd09cf

Square

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #09cf6a
  3. #090bcf
  4. #cf096e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3c03
  2. #868406
  3. #cfcd09
  4. #f6f42f
  5. #f9f878

Shades

#cfcd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #bab908
  3. #a6a407
  4. #919006
  5. #7c7b05
  6. #686705
  7. #535204
  8. #3e3e03
  9. #292902
  10. #151501
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #d4d222
  3. #d9d73a
  4. #dddc53
  5. #e2e16b
  6. #e7e684
  7. #eceb9d
  8. #f1f0b5
  9. #f5f5ce
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcd09
  2. #c7c515
  3. #bfbe21
  4. #b7b62d
  5. #afae39
  6. #a8a745
  7. #a09f50
  8. #98975c
  9. #908f68
  10. #888874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac99e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c928 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dacb1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcd09 {
  color: #cfcd09;
}
Background
.bg-cfcd09 {
  background-color: #cfcd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcd09 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcd09, #6ecf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.98 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.81 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.70 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 8.78 #3032f6 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfcd09  rgb(207, 205, 9)  hsl(59, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#090bcf  rgb(9, 11, 207)  hsl(239, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cfcd  rgb(9, 207, 205)  hsl(179, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd09cf  rgb(205, 9, 207)  hsl(299, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple