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#CDC00A

#cdc00a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.507

Complementary

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #0a17cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #0a79cd
  3. #5f0acd

Analogous

  1. #cd5f0a
  2. #cdc00a
  3. #79cd0a

Triadic

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #0acdc0
  3. #c00acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #17cd0a
  3. #0a17cd
  4. #c00acd

Square

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #0acd5f
  3. #0a17cd
  4. #cd0a79

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3703
  2. #847c06
  3. #cdc00a
  4. #f5e82f
  5. #f8f078

Shades

#cdc00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #b9ad09
  3. #a49a08
  4. #908607
  5. #7b7306
  6. #676005
  7. #524d04
  8. #3e3a03
  9. #292602
  10. #151301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #d2c623
  3. #d7cd3b
  4. #dcd354
  5. #e1d96c
  6. #e6e085
  7. #ebe69d
  8. #f0ecb6
  9. #f5f2ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc00a
  2. #c5ba16
  3. #beb322
  4. #b6ad2d
  5. #aea639
  6. #a7a045
  7. #9f9a51
  8. #97935d
  9. #8f8d68
  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 #d7c025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c01d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc00a {
  color: #cdc00a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc00a {
  background-color: #cdc00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc00a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc00a, #79cd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.98 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.42 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.74 #323ff5 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc00a  rgb(205, 192, 10)  hsl(56, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a17cd  rgb(10, 23, 205)  hsl(236, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acdc0  rgb(10, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 91%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c00acd  rgb(192, 10, 205)  hsl(296, 91%, 42%)  Dark Orchid