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#CDC535

#cdc535 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc535 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.84°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.5317

Complementary

  1. #cdc535
  2. #353dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc535
  2. #3589cd
  3. #7935cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7935
  2. #cdc535
  3. #89cd35

Triadic

  1. #cdc535
  2. #35cdc5
  3. #c535cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc535
  2. #3dcd35
  3. #353dcd
  4. #c535cd

Square

  1. #cdc535
  2. #35cd79
  3. #353dcd
  4. #cd3589

Monochromatic

  1. #545115
  2. #918c24
  3. #cdc535
  4. #dcd772
  5. #ebe8b0

Shades

#cdc535 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc535
  2. #b9b130
  3. #a49e2a
  4. #908a25
  5. #7b7620
  6. #67631b
  7. #524f15
  8. #3e3b10
  9. #29270b
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc535 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc535
  2. #d2cb49
  3. #d7d15d
  4. #dcd672
  5. #e1dc86
  6. #e6e29a
  7. #ebe8ae
  8. #f0eec2
  9. #f5f3d7
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc535 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc535
  2. #c5be3d
  3. #beb744
  4. #b6b04c
  5. #aea953
  6. #a7a35b
  7. #9f9c62
  8. #97956a
  9. #8f8e71
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c126 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c43c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bd8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc535 {
  color: #cdc535;
}
Background
.bg-cdc535 {
  background-color: #cdc535;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc535 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc535;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc535;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc535 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc535, #89cd35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc535 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 53 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.73 #323aca Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc535  rgb(205, 197, 53)  hsl(57, 60%, 51%)  Citrine
#353dcd  rgb(53, 61, 205)  hsl(237, 60%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#35cdc5  rgb(53, 205, 197)  hsl(177, 60%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#c535cd  rgb(197, 53, 205)  hsl(297, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid