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#CDC40C

#cdc40c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc40c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.39% magenta, 94.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.2°, with 88.94% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5249

Complementary

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #0c15cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #0c76cd
  3. #630ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd630c
  2. #cdc40c
  3. #76cd0c

Triadic

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #0ccdc4
  3. #c40ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #15cd0c
  3. #0c15cd
  4. #c40ccd

Square

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #0ccd63
  3. #0c15cd
  4. #cd0c76

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3a04
  2. #857f08
  3. #cdc40c
  4. #f3ea32
  5. #f7f17b

Shades

#cdc40c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #b9b00b
  3. #a49d0a
  4. #908908
  5. #7b7607
  6. #676206
  7. #524e05
  8. #3e3b04
  9. #292702
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc40c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #d2ca24
  3. #d7d03d
  4. #dcd655
  5. #e1dc6d
  6. #e6e286
  7. #ebe79e
  8. #f0edb6
  9. #f5f3ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc40c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc40c
  2. #c5bd18
  3. #beb623
  4. #b6b02f
  5. #aea93a
  6. #a7a246
  7. #9f9b52
  8. #97945d
  9. #8f8e69
  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 #c5c199 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb6a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c31f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bc85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc40c {
  color: #cdc40c;
}
Background
.bg-cdc40c {
  background-color: #cdc40c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc40c {
  border: 2px solid #cdc40c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc40c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 196 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc40c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc40c, #76cd0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc40c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 196 12 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.25 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.42 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.69 #323bf3 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc40c  rgb(205, 196, 12)  hsl(57, 89%, 43%)  Citrine
#0c15cd  rgb(12, 21, 205)  hsl(237, 89%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0ccdc4  rgb(12, 205, 196)  hsl(177, 89%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#c40ccd  rgb(196, 12, 205)  hsl(297, 89%, 43%)  Electric Purple