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#CDC124

#cdc124 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc124 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.69% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.74°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5125

Complementary

  1. #cdc124
  2. #2430cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc124
  2. #2484cd
  3. #6c24cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6c24
  2. #cdc124
  3. #84cd24

Triadic

  1. #cdc124
  2. #24cdc1
  3. #c124cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc124
  2. #30cd24
  3. #2430cd
  4. #c124cd

Square

  1. #cdc124
  2. #24cd6c
  3. #2430cd
  4. #cd2484

Monochromatic

  1. #4b460d
  2. #8c8419
  3. #cdc124
  4. #e2d95b
  5. #eee89c

Shades

#cdc124 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc124
  2. #b9ae20
  3. #a49a1d
  4. #908719
  5. #7b7416
  6. #676112
  7. #524d0e
  8. #3e3a0b
  9. #292707
  10. #151304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc124 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc124
  2. #d2c73a
  3. #d7cd50
  4. #dcd466
  5. #e1da7c
  6. #e6e092
  7. #ebe6a7
  8. #f0ecbd
  9. #f5f3d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc124 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc124
  2. #c5bb2d
  3. #beb436
  4. #b6ae40
  5. #aea749
  6. #a7a152
  7. #9f9a5b
  8. #979464
  9. #8f8d6e
  10. #888777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bf98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb3a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bd05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c12d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc124 {
  color: #cdc124;
}
Background
.bg-cdc124 {
  background-color: #cdc124;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc124 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc124;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc124;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 193 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc124 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc124, #84cd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc124 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 193 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.90 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.40 #323edb Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc124  rgb(205, 193, 36)  hsl(56, 70%, 47%)  Citrine
#2430cd  rgb(36, 48, 205)  hsl(236, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#24cdc1  rgb(36, 205, 193)  hsl(176, 70%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#c124cd  rgb(193, 36, 205)  hsl(296, 70%, 47%)  Electric Purple