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#CDBE06

#cdbe06 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdbe06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.51% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 97.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.48°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #0615cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #0678cd
  3. #5b06cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5b06
  2. #cdbe06
  3. #78cd06

Triadic

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #06cdbe
  3. #be06cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #15cd06
  3. #0615cd
  4. #be06cd

Square

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #06cd5b
  3. #0615cd
  4. #cd0678

Monochromatic

  1. #383402
  2. #837904
  3. #cdbe06
  4. #f9e927
  5. #fbf071

Shades

#cdbe06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #b9ab05
  3. #a49805
  4. #908504
  5. #7b7204
  6. #675f03
  7. #524c02
  8. #3e3902
  9. #292601
  10. #151301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #d2c51f
  3. #d7cb38
  4. #dcd251
  5. #e1d86a
  6. #e6df83
  7. #ebe59b
  8. #f0ecb4
  9. #f5f2cd
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe06
  2. #c5b812
  3. #beb21e
  4. #b6ab2b
  5. #aea537
  6. #a79f43
  7. #9f994f
  8. #97935b
  9. #8f8c68
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bc95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2be1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe06 {
  color: #cdbe06;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe06 {
  background-color: #cdbe06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe06 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe06, #78cd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.92 #3241f9 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdbe06  rgb(205, 190, 6)  hsl(55, 94%, 41%)  Citrine
#0615cd  rgb(6, 21, 205)  hsl(235, 94%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#06cdbe  rgb(6, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 94%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise
#be06cd  rgb(190, 6, 205)  hsl(295, 94%, 41%)  Dark Orchid