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#CDC319

#cdc319 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc319 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 87.8% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.5208

Complementary

  1. #cdc319
  2. #1923cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc319
  2. #197dcd
  3. #6919cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6919
  2. #cdc319
  3. #7dcd19

Triadic

  1. #cdc319
  2. #19cdc3
  3. #c319cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc319
  2. #23cd19
  3. #1923cd
  4. #c319cd

Square

  1. #cdc319
  2. #19cd69
  3. #1923cd
  4. #cd197d

Monochromatic

  1. #454108
  2. #898211
  3. #cdc319
  4. #e9e04a
  5. #f1ec8e

Shades

#cdc319 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc319
  2. #b9b017
  3. #a49c14
  4. #908912
  5. #7b750f
  6. #67620d
  7. #524e0a
  8. #3e3b08
  9. #292705
  10. #151403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc319 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc319
  2. #d2c930
  3. #d7cf47
  4. #dcd55e
  5. #e1db75
  6. #e6e18c
  7. #ebe7a3
  8. #f0edba
  9. #f5f3d1
  10. #faf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc319 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc319
  2. #c5bc23
  3. #beb62e
  4. #b6af38
  5. #aea842
  6. #a7a24d
  7. #9f9b57
  8. #979461
  9. #8f8d6b
  10. #888776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c22c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb5a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c226 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bb85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc319 {
  color: #cdc319;
}
Background
.bg-cdc319 {
  background-color: #cdc319;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc319 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc319;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc319;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc319 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc319, #7dcd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc319 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 25 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.10 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.59 #323ce6 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc319  rgb(205, 195, 25)  hsl(57, 78%, 45%)  Citrine
#1923cd  rgb(25, 35, 205)  hsl(237, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#19cdc3  rgb(25, 205, 195)  hsl(177, 78%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#c319cd  rgb(195, 25, 205)  hsl(297, 78%, 45%)  Electric Purple