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#CDC335

#cdc335 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc335 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.05°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5227

Complementary

  1. #cdc335
  2. #353fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc335
  2. #358bcd
  3. #7735cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7735
  2. #cdc335
  3. #8bcd35

Triadic

  1. #cdc335
  2. #35cdc3
  3. #c335cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc335
  2. #3fcd35
  3. #353fcd
  4. #c335cd

Square

  1. #cdc335
  2. #35cd77
  3. #353fcd
  4. #cd358b

Monochromatic

  1. #545015
  2. #918a24
  3. #cdc335
  4. #dcd572
  5. #ebe7b0

Shades

#cdc335 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc335
  2. #b9b030
  3. #a49c2a
  4. #908925
  5. #7b7520
  6. #67621b
  7. #524e15
  8. #3e3b10
  9. #29270b
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc335 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc335
  2. #d2c949
  3. #d7cf5d
  4. #dcd572
  5. #e1db86
  6. #e6e19a
  7. #ebe7ae
  8. #f0edc2
  9. #f5f3d7
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc335 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc335
  2. #c5bc3d
  3. #beb644
  4. #b6af4c
  5. #aea853
  6. #a7a25b
  7. #9f9b62
  8. #97946a
  9. #8f8d71
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c19b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c240 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bf26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c23c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bb89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc335 {
  color: #cdc335;
}
Background
.bg-cdc335 {
  background-color: #cdc335;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc335 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc335;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc335;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc335 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc335, #8bcd35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc335 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 53 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.73 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.73 #323cca Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc335  rgb(205, 195, 53)  hsl(56, 60%, 51%)  Citrine
#353fcd  rgb(53, 63, 205)  hsl(236, 60%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#35cdc3  rgb(53, 205, 195)  hsl(176, 60%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#c335cd  rgb(195, 53, 205)  hsl(296, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid