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#CDC422

#cdc422 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc422 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.86% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.39% magenta, 83.41% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.84°, with 71.55% saturation and 46.86% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5257

Complementary

  1. #cdc422
  2. #222bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc422
  2. #2280cd
  3. #6e22cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6e22
  2. #cdc422
  3. #80cd22

Triadic

  1. #cdc422
  2. #22cdc4
  3. #c422cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc422
  2. #2bcd22
  3. #222bcd
  4. #c422cd

Square

  1. #cdc422
  2. #22cd6e
  3. #222bcd
  4. #cd2280

Monochromatic

  1. #4a470c
  2. #8b8517
  3. #cdc422
  4. #e3dc58
  5. #eeea9a

Shades

#cdc422 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc422
  2. #b9b01f
  3. #a49d1b
  4. #908918
  5. #7b7614
  6. #676211
  7. #524e0e
  8. #3e3b0a
  9. #292707
  10. #151403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc422 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc422
  2. #d2ca38
  3. #d7d04e
  4. #dcd664
  5. #e1dc7a
  6. #e6e291
  7. #ebe7a7
  8. #f0edbd
  9. #f5f3d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc422 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc422
  2. #c5bd2b
  3. #beb635
  4. #b6b03e
  5. #aea948
  6. #a7a251
  7. #9f9b5a
  8. #979464
  9. #8f8e6d
  10. #888777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c19a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c32c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bc86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc422 {
  color: #cdc422;
}
Background
.bg-cdc422 {
  background-color: #cdc422;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc422 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc422;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc422;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 196 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc422 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc422, #80cd22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc422 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 196 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.43 #323bdd Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc422  rgb(205, 196, 34)  hsl(57, 72%, 47%)  Citrine
#222bcd  rgb(34, 43, 205)  hsl(237, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#22cdc4  rgb(34, 205, 196)  hsl(177, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#c422cd  rgb(196, 34, 205)  hsl(297, 72%, 47%)  Medium Orchid