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#CDC021

#cdc021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.47°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5079

Complementary

  1. #cdc021
  2. #212ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc021
  2. #2184cd
  3. #6a21cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6a21
  2. #cdc021
  3. #84cd21

Triadic

  1. #cdc021
  2. #21cdc0
  3. #c021cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc021
  2. #2ecd21
  3. #212ecd
  4. #c021cd

Square

  1. #cdc021
  2. #21cd6a
  3. #212ecd
  4. #cd2184

Monochromatic

  1. #49450c
  2. #8b8216
  3. #cdc021
  4. #e4d957
  5. #efe899

Shades

#cdc021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc021
  2. #b9ad1e
  3. #a49a1a
  4. #908617
  5. #7b7314
  6. #676011
  7. #524d0d
  8. #3e3a0a
  9. #292607
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc021
  2. #d2c637
  3. #d7cd4d
  4. #dcd364
  5. #e1d97a
  6. #e6e090
  7. #ebe6a6
  8. #f0ecbc
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc021
  2. #c5ba2b
  3. #beb334
  4. #b6ad3e
  5. #aea647
  6. #a7a051
  7. #9f9a5a
  8. #979364
  9. #8f8d6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4be97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c031 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c02b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc021 {
  color: #cdc021;
}
Background
.bg-cdc021 {
  background-color: #cdc021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc021 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc021, #84cd21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.49 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.25 #323fde Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc021  rgb(205, 192, 33)  hsl(55, 72%, 47%)  Citrine
#212ecd  rgb(33, 46, 205)  hsl(235, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#21cdc0  rgb(33, 205, 192)  hsl(175, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#c021cd  rgb(192, 33, 205)  hsl(295, 72%, 47%)  Electric Purple