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#CDBE09

#cdbe09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdbe09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.41°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.4983

Complementary

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #0918cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #097acd
  3. #5c09cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5c09
  2. #cdbe09
  3. #7acd09

Triadic

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #09cdbe
  3. #be09cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #18cd09
  3. #0918cd
  4. #be09cd

Square

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #09cd5c
  3. #0918cd
  4. #cd097a

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3603
  2. #847a06
  3. #cdbe09
  4. #f6e62d
  5. #f9ef76

Shades

#cdbe09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #b9ab08
  3. #a49807
  4. #908506
  5. #7b7205
  6. #675f05
  7. #524c04
  8. #3e3903
  9. #292602
  10. #151301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #d2c522
  3. #d7cb3a
  4. #dcd253
  5. #e1d86b
  6. #e6df84
  7. #ebe59d
  8. #f0ecb5
  9. #f5f2ce
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe09
  2. #c5b815
  3. #beb221
  4. #b6ab2d
  5. #aea539
  6. #a79f45
  7. #9f9950
  8. #97935c
  9. #8f8c68
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 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 #d5be24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2be1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe09 {
  color: #cdbe09;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe09 {
  background-color: #cdbe09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe09 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe09, #7acd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.83 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.91 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.88 #3241f6 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdbe09  rgb(205, 190, 9)  hsl(55, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#0918cd  rgb(9, 24, 205)  hsl(235, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cdbe  rgb(9, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 92%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#be09cd  rgb(190, 9, 205)  hsl(295, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid