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#CDC219

#cdc219 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc219 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.08% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.37% magenta, 87.8% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.33°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.5163

Complementary

  1. #cdc219
  2. #1924cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc219
  2. #197ecd
  3. #6819cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6819
  2. #cdc219
  3. #7ecd19

Triadic

  1. #cdc219
  2. #19cdc2
  3. #c219cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc219
  2. #24cd19
  3. #1924cd
  4. #c219cd

Square

  1. #cdc219
  2. #19cd68
  3. #1924cd
  4. #cd197e

Monochromatic

  1. #454108
  2. #898111
  3. #cdc219
  4. #e9df4a
  5. #f1eb8e

Shades

#cdc219 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc219
  2. #b9af17
  3. #a49b14
  4. #908812
  5. #7b740f
  6. #67610d
  7. #524e0a
  8. #3e3a08
  9. #292705
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc219 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc219
  2. #d2c830
  3. #d7ce47
  4. #dcd45e
  5. #e1da75
  6. #e6e18c
  7. #ebe7a3
  8. #f0edba
  9. #f5f3d1
  10. #faf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc219 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc219
  2. #c5bb23
  3. #beb52e
  4. #b6ae38
  5. #aea842
  6. #a7a14d
  7. #9f9a57
  8. #979461
  9. #8f8d6b
  10. #888776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c098 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c12c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb4a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7ba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc219 {
  color: #cdc219;
}
Background
.bg-cdc219 {
  background-color: #cdc219;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc219 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc219;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc219;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 194 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc219 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc219, #7ecd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc219 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 194 25 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.19 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.74 #323de6 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc219  rgb(205, 194, 25)  hsl(56, 78%, 45%)  Citrine
#1924cd  rgb(25, 36, 205)  hsl(236, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#19cdc2  rgb(25, 205, 194)  hsl(176, 78%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#c219cd  rgb(194, 25, 205)  hsl(296, 78%, 45%)  Electric Purple