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#CDC321

#cdc321 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc321 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.51°, 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5212

Complementary

  1. #cdc321
  2. #212bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc321
  2. #2181cd
  3. #6d21cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6d21
  2. #cdc321
  3. #81cd21

Triadic

  1. #cdc321
  2. #21cdc3
  3. #c321cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc321
  2. #2bcd21
  3. #212bcd
  4. #c321cd

Square

  1. #cdc321
  2. #21cd6d
  3. #212bcd
  4. #cd2181

Monochromatic

  1. #49460c
  2. #8b8416
  3. #cdc321
  4. #e4dc57
  5. #efea99

Shades

#cdc321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc321
  2. #b9b01e
  3. #a49c1a
  4. #908917
  5. #7b7514
  6. #676211
  7. #524e0d
  8. #3e3b0a
  9. #292707
  10. #151403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc321
  2. #d2c937
  3. #d7cf4d
  4. #dcd564
  5. #e1db7a
  6. #e6e190
  7. #ebe7a6
  8. #f0edbc
  9. #f5f3d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc321
  2. #c5bc2b
  3. #beb634
  4. #b6af3e
  5. #aea847
  6. #a7a251
  7. #9f9b5a
  8. #979464
  9. #8f8d6d
  10. #888777
  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 #d9c231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb5a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c22b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bb86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc321 {
  color: #cdc321;
}
Background
.bg-cdc321 {
  background-color: #cdc321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc321 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc321, #81cd21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.08 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.65 #323cde Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc321  rgb(205, 195, 33)  hsl(57, 72%, 47%)  Citrine
#212bcd  rgb(33, 43, 205)  hsl(237, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#21cdc3  rgb(33, 205, 195)  hsl(177, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#c321cd  rgb(195, 33, 205)  hsl(297, 72%, 47%)  Electric Purple