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#CDC40A

#cdc40a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc40a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.86% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.39% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.23°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.5248

Complementary

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #0a13cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #0a75cd
  3. #630acd

Analogous

  1. #cd630a
  2. #cdc40a
  3. #75cd0a

Triadic

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #0acdc4
  3. #c40acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #13cd0a
  3. #0a13cd
  4. #c40acd

Square

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #0acd63
  3. #0a13cd
  4. #cd0a75

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3903
  2. #847e06
  3. #cdc40a
  4. #f5ec2f
  5. #f8f278

Shades

#cdc40a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #b9b009
  3. #a49d08
  4. #908907
  5. #7b7606
  6. #676205
  7. #524e04
  8. #3e3b03
  9. #292702
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc40a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #d2ca23
  3. #d7d03b
  4. #dcd654
  5. #e1dc6c
  6. #e6e285
  7. #ebe79d
  8. #f0edb6
  9. #f5f3ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc40a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc40a
  2. #c5bd16
  3. #beb622
  4. #b6b02d
  5. #aea939
  6. #a7a245
  7. #9f9b51
  8. #97945d
  9. #8f8e68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb6a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c31e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bc84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc40a {
  color: #cdc40a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc40a {
  background-color: #cdc40a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc40a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc40a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc40a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 196 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc40a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc40a, #75cd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc40a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 196 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.25 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.43 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.69 #323bf5 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc40a  rgb(205, 196, 10)  hsl(57, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a13cd  rgb(10, 19, 205)  hsl(237, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acdc4  rgb(10, 205, 196)  hsl(177, 91%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c40acd  rgb(196, 10, 205)  hsl(297, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple