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#CDC507

#cdc507 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc507 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.25% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 96.59% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.58°, with 93.4% saturation and 41.57% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.5293

Complementary

  1. #cdc507
  2. #070fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc507
  2. #0772cd
  3. #6207cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6207
  2. #cdc507
  3. #72cd07

Triadic

  1. #cdc507
  2. #07cdc5
  3. #c507cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc507
  2. #0fcd07
  3. #070fcd
  4. #c507cd

Square

  1. #cdc507
  2. #07cd62
  3. #070fcd
  4. #cd0772

Monochromatic

  1. #393702
  2. #837e04
  3. #cdc507
  4. #f8ef29
  5. #faf573

Shades

#cdc507 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc507
  2. #b9b106
  3. #a49e06
  4. #908a05
  5. #7b7604
  6. #676304
  7. #524f03
  8. #3e3b02
  9. #292701
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc507 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc507
  2. #d2cb20
  3. #d7d139
  4. #dcd651
  5. #e1dc6a
  6. #e6e283
  7. #ebe89c
  8. #f0eeb5
  9. #f5f3cd
  10. #faf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc507 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc507
  2. #c5be13
  3. #beb71f
  4. #b6b02b
  5. #aea937
  6. #a7a344
  7. #9f9c50
  8. #97955c
  9. #8f8e68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb7a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c41d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bd85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc507 {
  color: #cdc507;
}
Background
.bg-cdc507 {
  background-color: #cdc507;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc507 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc507;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc507;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc507 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc507, #72cd07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc507 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 7 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.26 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.84 #323af8 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc507  rgb(205, 197, 7)  hsl(58, 93%, 42%)  Citrine
#070fcd  rgb(7, 15, 205)  hsl(238, 93%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#07cdc5  rgb(7, 205, 197)  hsl(178, 93%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c507cd  rgb(197, 7, 205)  hsl(298, 93%, 42%)  Electric Purple