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#BDC021

#bdc021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdc021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 61.13°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 7.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4863

Complementary

  1. #bdc021
  2. #2421c0

Split complementary

  1. #bdc021
  2. #216ec0
  3. #7421c0

Analogous

  1. #c07421
  2. #bdc021
  3. #6ec021

Triadic

  1. #bdc021
  2. #21bdc0
  3. #c021bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc021
  2. #21c024
  3. #2421c0
  4. #c021bd

Square

  1. #bdc021
  2. #21c074
  3. #2421c0
  4. #c0216e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3d0b
  2. #7d7f16
  3. #bdc021
  4. #dee04d
  5. #eaec8e

Shades

#bdc021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc021
  2. #aaad1e
  3. #979a1a
  4. #848617
  5. #717314
  6. #5f6011
  7. #4c4d0d
  8. #393a0a
  9. #262607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc021
  2. #c4c637
  3. #cacd4d
  4. #d1d364
  5. #d7d97a
  6. #dee090
  7. #e5e6a6
  8. #ebecbc
  9. #f2f2d3
  10. #f8f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc021
  2. #b7ba2b
  3. #b1b334
  4. #abad3e
  5. #a5a647
  6. #9fa051
  7. #989a5a
  8. #929364
  9. #8c8d6d
  10. #868677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bd2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc021 {
  color: #bdc021;
}
Background
.bg-bdc021 {
  background-color: #bdc021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc021 {
  border: 2px solid #bdc021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc021, #6ec021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.09 #423fde Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#bdc021  rgb(189, 192, 33)  hsl(61, 71%, 44%)  Citrine
#2421c0  rgb(36, 33, 192)  hsl(241, 71%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#21bdc0  rgb(33, 189, 192)  hsl(181, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#c021bd  rgb(192, 33, 189)  hsl(301, 71%, 44%)  Purpureus