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#CFCD2E

#cfcd2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfcd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 59.25°, 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 12.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5713

Complementary

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #2e30cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #2e81cf
  3. #7c2ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf7c2e
  2. #cfcd2e
  3. #81cf2e

Triadic

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #2ecfcd
  3. #cd2ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #30cf2e
  3. #2e30cf
  4. #cd2ecf

Square

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #2ecf7c
  3. #2e30cf
  4. #cf2e81

Monochromatic

  1. #525112
  2. #908f20
  3. #cfcd2e
  4. #dedd6b
  5. #ecebaa

Shades

#cfcd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #bab929
  3. #a6a425
  4. #919020
  5. #7c7b1c
  6. #686717
  7. #535212
  8. #3e3e0e
  9. #292909
  10. #151505
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #d4d243
  3. #d9d758
  4. #dddc6d
  5. #e2e182
  6. #e7e697
  7. #ecebab
  8. #f1f0c0
  9. #f5f5d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcd2e
  2. #c7c536
  3. #bfbe3e
  4. #b7b647
  5. #afae4f
  6. #a8a757
  7. #a09f5f
  8. #989767
  9. #908f70
  10. #888878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #debfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c818 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dacb37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcd2e {
  color: #cfcd2e;
}
Background
.bg-cfcd2e {
  background-color: #cfcd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcd2e {
  border: 2px solid #cfcd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcd2e, #81cf2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.56 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.98 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.44 #3032d1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cfcd2e  rgb(207, 205, 46)  hsl(59, 64%, 50%)  Citrine
#2e30cf  rgb(46, 48, 207)  hsl(239, 64%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#2ecfcd  rgb(46, 207, 205)  hsl(179, 64%, 50%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd2ecf  rgb(205, 46, 207)  hsl(299, 64%, 50%)  Medium Orchid