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#CDC221

#cdc221 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc221 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.37% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.16°, 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5167

Complementary

  1. #cdc221
  2. #212ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc221
  2. #2182cd
  3. #6c21cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6c21
  2. #cdc221
  3. #82cd21

Triadic

  1. #cdc221
  2. #21cdc2
  3. #c221cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc221
  2. #2ccd21
  3. #212ccd
  4. #c221cd

Square

  1. #cdc221
  2. #21cd6c
  3. #212ccd
  4. #cd2182

Monochromatic

  1. #49450c
  2. #8b8416
  3. #cdc221
  4. #e4db57
  5. #efe999

Shades

#cdc221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc221
  2. #b9af1e
  3. #a49b1a
  4. #908817
  5. #7b7414
  6. #676111
  7. #524e0d
  8. #3e3a0a
  9. #292707
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc221
  2. #d2c837
  3. #d7ce4d
  4. #dcd464
  5. #e1da7a
  6. #e6e190
  7. #ebe7a6
  8. #f0edbc
  9. #f5f3d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc221
  2. #c5bb2b
  3. #beb534
  4. #b6ae3e
  5. #aea847
  6. #a7a151
  7. #9f9a5a
  8. #979464
  9. #8f8d6d
  10. #888777
  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 #d8c131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb4a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c22b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7ba85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc221 {
  color: #cdc221;
}
Background
.bg-cdc221 {
  background-color: #cdc221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc221 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 194 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc221, #82cd21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 194 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.77 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.69 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.87 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.73 #323dde Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc221  rgb(205, 194, 33)  hsl(56, 72%, 47%)  Citrine
#212ccd  rgb(33, 44, 205)  hsl(236, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#21cdc2  rgb(33, 205, 194)  hsl(176, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#c221cd  rgb(194, 33, 205)  hsl(296, 72%, 47%)  Electric Purple