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#CDC005

#cdc005 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc005 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.29% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 97.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.1°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.5069

Complementary

  1. #cdc005
  2. #0512cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc005
  2. #0576cd
  3. #5c05cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5c05
  2. #cdc005
  3. #76cd05

Triadic

  1. #cdc005
  2. #05cdc0
  3. #c005cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc005
  2. #12cd05
  3. #0512cd
  4. #c005cd

Square

  1. #cdc005
  2. #05cd5c
  3. #0512cd
  4. #cd0576

Monochromatic

  1. #383401
  2. #827a03
  3. #cdc005
  4. #faec25
  5. #fcf270

Shades

#cdc005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc005
  2. #b9ad05
  3. #a49a04
  4. #908604
  5. #7b7303
  6. #676003
  7. #524d02
  8. #3e3a02
  9. #292601
  10. #151301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc005
  2. #d2c61e
  3. #d7cd37
  4. #dcd350
  5. #e1d969
  6. #e6e082
  7. #ebe69b
  8. #f0ecb4
  9. #f5f2cd
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc005
  2. #c5ba11
  3. #beb31e
  4. #b6ad2a
  5. #aea636
  6. #a7a043
  7. #9f9a4f
  8. #97935b
  9. #8f8d67
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3be96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c023 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c01b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b881 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc005 {
  color: #cdc005;
}
Background
.bg-cdc005 {
  background-color: #cdc005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc005 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 192 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc005, #76cd05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 192 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.58 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.97 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.82 #323ffa Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc005  rgb(205, 192, 5)  hsl(56, 95%, 41%)  Citrine
#0512cd  rgb(5, 18, 205)  hsl(236, 95%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#05cdc0  rgb(5, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 95%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise
#c005cd  rgb(192, 5, 205)  hsl(296, 95%, 41%)  Dark Orchid