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#CDC100

#cdc100 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc100 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.69% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 100% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.49°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.5112

Complementary

  1. #cdc100
  2. #000ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc100
  2. #0073cd
  3. #5b00cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5b00
  2. #cdc100
  3. #73cd00

Triadic

  1. #cdc100
  2. #00cdc1
  3. #c100cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc100
  2. #0ccd00
  3. #000ccd
  4. #c100cd

Square

  1. #cdc100
  2. #00cd5b
  3. #000ccd
  4. #cd0073

Monochromatic

  1. #343100
  2. #817900
  3. #cdc100
  4. #fff21b
  5. #fff667

Shades

#cdc100 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc100
  2. #b9ae00
  3. #a49a00
  4. #908700
  5. #7b7400
  6. #676100
  7. #524d00
  8. #3e3a00
  9. #292700
  10. #151300
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc100 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc100
  2. #d2c71a
  3. #d7cd33
  4. #dcd44d
  5. #e1da66
  6. #e6e080
  7. #ebe699
  8. #f0ecb3
  9. #f5f3cc
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc100 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc100
  2. #c5bb0d
  3. #beb41a
  4. #b6ae26
  5. #aea733
  6. #a7a140
  7. #9f9a4d
  8. #97945a
  9. #8f8d66
  10. #888773
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bf96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb3a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc100 {
  color: #cdc100;
}
Background
.bg-cdc100 {
  background-color: #cdc100;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc100 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc100;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc100;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 193 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc100 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc100, #73cd00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc100 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 193 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.60 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.81 #323eff Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc100  rgb(205, 193, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#000ccd  rgb(0, 12, 205)  hsl(236, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#00cdc1  rgb(0, 205, 193)  hsl(176, 100%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise
#c100cd  rgb(193, 0, 205)  hsl(296, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid