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#CBC00A

#cbc00a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbc00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.42% magenta, 95.07% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.58°, with 90.61% saturation and 41.76% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5042

Complementary

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #0a15cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #0a75cb
  3. #5f0acb

Analogous

  1. #cb5f0a
  2. #cbc00a
  3. #75cb0a

Triadic

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #0acbc0
  3. #c00acb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #15cb0a
  3. #0a15cb
  4. #c00acb

Square

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #0acb5f
  3. #0a15cb
  4. #cb0a75

Monochromatic

  1. #393603
  2. #827b06
  3. #cbc00a
  4. #f5e92d
  5. #f8f176

Shades

#cbc00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #b7ad09
  3. #a29a08
  4. #8e8607
  5. #7a7306
  6. #666005
  7. #514d04
  8. #3d3a03
  9. #292602
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #d0c623
  3. #d5cd3b
  4. #dbd354
  5. #e0d96c
  6. #e5e085
  7. #eae69d
  8. #efecb6
  9. #f5f2ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc00a
  2. #c4ba16
  3. #bcb322
  4. #b5ad2d
  5. #ada639
  6. #a6a045
  7. #9e9a51
  8. #97935d
  9. #8f8d68
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2be96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bf1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc00a {
  color: #cbc00a;
}
Background
.bg-cbc00a {
  background-color: #cbc00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc00a {
  border: 2px solid #cbc00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc00a, #75cb0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.28 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.77 #343ff5 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Citrine
#cbc00a  rgb(203, 192, 10)  hsl(57, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a15cb  rgb(10, 21, 203)  hsl(237, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acbc0  rgb(10, 203, 192)  hsl(177, 91%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c00acb  rgb(192, 10, 203)  hsl(297, 91%, 42%)  Dark Orchid