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#CDC50A

#cdc50a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc50a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.54°, 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.5293

Complementary

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #0a12cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #0a74cd
  3. #640acd

Analogous

  1. #cd640a
  2. #cdc50a
  3. #74cd0a

Triadic

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #0acdc5
  3. #c50acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #12cd0a
  3. #0a12cd
  4. #c50acd

Square

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #0acd64
  3. #0a12cd
  4. #cd0a74

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3903
  2. #847f06
  3. #cdc50a
  4. #f5ed2f
  5. #f8f378

Shades

#cdc50a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #b9b109
  3. #a49e08
  4. #908a07
  5. #7b7606
  6. #676305
  7. #524f04
  8. #3e3b03
  9. #292702
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc50a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #d2cb23
  3. #d7d13b
  4. #dcd654
  5. #e1dc6c
  6. #e6e285
  7. #ebe89d
  8. #f0eeb6
  9. #f5f3ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc50a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc50a
  2. #c5be16
  3. #beb722
  4. #b6b02d
  5. #aea939
  6. #a7a345
  7. #9f9c51
  8. #97955d
  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 #dac326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb7a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c41e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bd85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc50a {
  color: #cdc50a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc50a {
  background-color: #cdc50a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc50a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc50a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc50a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc50a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc50a, #74cd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc50a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.12 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.21 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.85 #323af5 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc50a  rgb(205, 197, 10)  hsl(58, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a12cd  rgb(10, 18, 205)  hsl(238, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acdc5  rgb(10, 205, 197)  hsl(178, 91%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#c50acd  rgb(197, 10, 205)  hsl(298, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple