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#CDC012

#cdc012 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc012 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.29% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 91.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.83°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.5072

Complementary

  1. #cdc012
  2. #121fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc012
  2. #127dcd
  3. #6312cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6312
  2. #cdc012
  3. #7dcd12

Triadic

  1. #cdc012
  2. #12cdc0
  3. #c012cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc012
  2. #1fcd12
  3. #121fcd
  4. #c012cd

Square

  1. #cdc012
  2. #12cd63
  3. #121fcd
  4. #cd127d

Monochromatic

  1. #403c06
  2. #877e0c
  3. #cdc012
  4. #eee23e
  5. #f4ec84

Shades

#cdc012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc012
  2. #b9ad10
  3. #a49a0e
  4. #90860d
  5. #7b730b
  6. #676009
  7. #524d07
  8. #3e3a05
  9. #292604
  10. #151302
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc012
  2. #d2c62a
  3. #d7cd41
  4. #dcd359
  5. #e1d971
  6. #e6e089
  7. #ebe6a0
  8. #f0ecb8
  9. #f5f2d0
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc012
  2. #c5ba1d
  3. #beb328
  4. #b6ad33
  5. #aea63e
  6. #a7a049
  7. #9f9a54
  8. #97935f
  9. #8f8d6a
  10. #888675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 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 #d7c028 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c021 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc012 {
  color: #cdc012;
}
Background
.bg-cdc012 {
  background-color: #cdc012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc012 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 192 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc012, #7dcd12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 192 18 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.33 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.58 #323fed Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc012  rgb(205, 192, 18)  hsl(56, 84%, 44%)  Citrine
#121fcd  rgb(18, 31, 205)  hsl(236, 84%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#12cdc0  rgb(18, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 84%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#c012cd  rgb(192, 18, 205)  hsl(296, 84%, 44%)  Dark Orchid