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#CFCD17

#cfcd17 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfcd17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 80.39% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 59.35°, 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5699

Complementary

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #1719cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #1775cf
  3. #7117cf

Analogous

  1. #cf7117
  2. #cfcd17
  3. #75cf17

Triadic

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #17cfcd
  3. #cd17cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #19cf17
  3. #1719cf
  4. #cd17cf

Square

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #17cf71
  3. #1719cf
  4. #cf1775

Monochromatic

  1. #454508
  2. #8a890f
  3. #cfcd17
  4. #ebe948
  5. #f2f18d

Shades

#cfcd17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #bab915
  3. #a6a412
  4. #919010
  5. #7c7b0e
  6. #68670c
  7. #535209
  8. #3e3e07
  9. #292905
  10. #151502
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcd17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #d4d22e
  3. #d9d745
  4. #dddc5d
  5. #e2e174
  6. #e7e68b
  7. #eceba2
  8. #f1f0b9
  9. #f5f5d1
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcd17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcd17
  2. #c7c522
  3. #bfbe2c
  4. #b7b637
  5. #afae41
  6. #a8a74c
  7. #a09f56
  8. #989761
  9. #908f6b
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac99f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfbfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dacb26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9c58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcd17 {
  color: #cfcd17;
}
Background
.bg-cfcd17 {
  background-color: #cfcd17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcd17 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcd17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcd17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 205 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcd17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcd17, #75cf17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcd17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 205 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.99 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.49 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.77 #3032e8 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfcd17  rgb(207, 205, 23)  hsl(59, 80%, 45%)  Citrine
#1719cf  rgb(23, 25, 207)  hsl(239, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#17cfcd  rgb(23, 207, 205)  hsl(179, 80%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd17cf  rgb(205, 23, 207)  hsl(299, 80%, 45%)  Medium Orchid