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#CDC30D

#cdc30d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc30d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.47% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 93.66% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.87°, with 88.07% saturation and 42.75% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5204

Complementary

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #0d17cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #0d77cd
  3. #630dcd

Analogous

  1. #cd630d
  2. #cdc30d
  3. #77cd0d

Triadic

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #0dcdc3
  3. #c30dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #17cd0d
  3. #0d17cd
  4. #c30dcd

Square

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #0dcd63
  3. #0d17cd
  4. #cd0d77

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3a04
  2. #857f08
  3. #cdc30d
  4. #f2e834
  5. #f7f07c

Shades

#cdc30d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #b9b00c
  3. #a49c0a
  4. #908909
  5. #7b7508
  6. #676207
  7. #524e05
  8. #3e3b04
  9. #292703
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc30d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #d2c925
  3. #d7cf3d
  4. #dcd556
  5. #e1db6e
  6. #e6e186
  7. #ebe79e
  8. #f0edb6
  9. #f5f3cf
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc30d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc30d
  2. #c5bc19
  3. #beb624
  4. #b6af30
  5. #aea83b
  6. #a7a247
  7. #9f9b52
  8. #97945e
  9. #8f8d69
  10. #888775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb5a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c21f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bb84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc30d {
  color: #cdc30d;
}
Background
.bg-cdc30d {
  background-color: #cdc30d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc30d {
  border: 2px solid #cdc30d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc30d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc30d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc30d, #77cd0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc30d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 13 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.42 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.54 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.71 #323cf2 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc30d  rgb(205, 195, 13)  hsl(57, 88%, 43%)  Citrine
#0d17cd  rgb(13, 23, 205)  hsl(237, 88%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0dcdc3  rgb(13, 205, 195)  hsl(177, 88%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#c30dcd  rgb(195, 13, 205)  hsl(297, 88%, 43%)  Electric Purple