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#CDC313

#cdc313 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc313 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.47% green and 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 90.73% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.77°, with 83.04% saturation and 43.92% 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 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.5206

Complementary

  1. #cdc313
  2. #131dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc313
  2. #137acd
  3. #6613cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6613
  2. #cdc313
  3. #7acd13

Triadic

  1. #cdc313
  2. #13cdc3
  3. #c313cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc313
  2. #1dcd13
  3. #131dcd
  4. #c313cd

Square

  1. #cdc313
  2. #13cd66
  3. #131dcd
  4. #cd137a

Monochromatic

  1. #413e06
  2. #87800d
  3. #cdc313
  4. #ede43f
  5. #f4ee85

Shades

#cdc313 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc313
  2. #b9b011
  3. #a49c0f
  4. #90890d
  5. #7b750b
  6. #67620a
  7. #524e08
  8. #3e3b06
  9. #292704
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc313 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc313
  2. #d2c92b
  3. #d7cf42
  4. #dcd55a
  5. #e1db71
  6. #e6e189
  7. #ebe7a1
  8. #f0edb8
  9. #f5f3d0
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc313 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc313
  2. #c5bc1e
  3. #beb629
  4. #b6af34
  5. #aea83f
  6. #a7a24a
  7. #9f9b54
  8. #97945f
  9. #8f8d6a
  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 #d9c229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb5a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c222 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bb84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc313 {
  color: #cdc313;
}
Background
.bg-cdc313 {
  background-color: #cdc313;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc313 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc313;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc313;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 83% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc313 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc313, #7acd13);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc313 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 19 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.20 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.56 #323cec Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc313  rgb(205, 195, 19)  hsl(57, 83%, 44%)  Citrine
#131dcd  rgb(19, 29, 205)  hsl(237, 83%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#13cdc3  rgb(19, 205, 195)  hsl(177, 83%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#c313cd  rgb(195, 19, 205)  hsl(297, 83%, 44%)  Electric Purple