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#CDC017

#cdc017 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc017 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 88.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.5074

Complementary

  1. #cdc017
  2. #1724cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc017
  2. #177fcd
  3. #6517cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6517
  2. #cdc017
  3. #7fcd17

Triadic

  1. #cdc017
  2. #17cdc0
  3. #c017cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc017
  2. #24cd17
  3. #1724cd
  4. #c017cd

Square

  1. #cdc017
  2. #17cd65
  3. #1724cd
  4. #cd177f

Monochromatic

  1. #433f08
  2. #88800f
  3. #cdc017
  4. #eadf46
  5. #f2eb8b

Shades

#cdc017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc017
  2. #b9ad15
  3. #a49a12
  4. #908610
  5. #7b730e
  6. #67600c
  7. #524d09
  8. #3e3a07
  9. #292605
  10. #151302
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc017
  2. #d2c62e
  3. #d7cd45
  4. #dcd35d
  5. #e1d974
  6. #e6e08b
  7. #ebe6a2
  8. #f0ecb9
  9. #f5f2d1
  10. #faf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc017
  2. #c5ba22
  3. #beb32c
  4. #b6ad37
  5. #aea641
  6. #a7a04c
  7. #9f9a56
  8. #979361
  9. #8f8d6b
  10. #888676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3be97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c02b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c024 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b883 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc017 {
  color: #cdc017;
}
Background
.bg-cdc017 {
  background-color: #cdc017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc017 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 192 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc017, #7fcd17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 192 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.45 #323fe8 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc017  rgb(205, 192, 23)  hsl(56, 80%, 45%)  Citrine
#1724cd  rgb(23, 36, 205)  hsl(236, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#17cdc0  rgb(23, 205, 192)  hsl(176, 80%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#c017cd  rgb(192, 23, 205)  hsl(296, 80%, 45%)  Dark Orchid