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#CDC514

#cdc514 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc514 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.25% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 90.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.41°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.5296

Complementary

  1. #cdc514
  2. #141ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc514
  2. #1478cd
  3. #6914cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6914
  2. #cdc514
  3. #78cd14

Triadic

  1. #cdc514
  2. #14cdc5
  3. #c514cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc514
  2. #1ccd14
  3. #141ccd
  4. #c514cd

Square

  1. #cdc514
  2. #14cd69
  3. #141ccd
  4. #cd1478

Monochromatic

  1. #423f06
  2. #87820d
  3. #cdc514
  4. #ece541
  5. #f3ef87

Shades

#cdc514 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc514
  2. #b9b112
  3. #a49e10
  4. #908a0e
  5. #7b760c
  6. #67630a
  7. #524f08
  8. #3e3b06
  9. #292704
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc514 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc514
  2. #d2cb2c
  3. #d7d143
  4. #dcd65b
  5. #e1dc72
  6. #e6e28a
  7. #ebe8a1
  8. #f0eeb9
  9. #f5f3d0
  10. #faf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc514 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc514
  2. #c5be1f
  3. #beb72a
  4. #b6b034
  5. #aea93f
  6. #a7a34a
  7. #9f9c55
  8. #979560
  9. #8f8e6a
  10. #888775
  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 #dac32a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb7a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c423 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bd86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc514 {
  color: #cdc514;
}
Background
.bg-cdc514 {
  background-color: #cdc514;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc514 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc514;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc514;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc514 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc514, #78cd14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc514 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 20 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.77 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.99 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.88 #323aeb Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc514  rgb(205, 197, 20)  hsl(57, 82%, 44%)  Citrine
#141ccd  rgb(20, 28, 205)  hsl(237, 82%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#14cdc5  rgb(20, 205, 197)  hsl(177, 82%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#c514cd  rgb(197, 20, 205)  hsl(297, 82%, 44%)  Electric Purple