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#CDC53B

#cdc53b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc53b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 71.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.71°, with 59.35% saturation and 51.76% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5323

Complementary

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #3b43cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #3b8ccd
  3. #7c3bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd7c3b
  2. #cdc53b
  3. #8ccd3b

Triadic

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #3bcdc5
  3. #c53bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #43cd3b
  3. #3b43cd
  4. #c53bcd

Square

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #3bcd7c
  3. #3b43cd
  4. #cd3b8c

Monochromatic

  1. #585517
  2. #958f26
  3. #cdc53b
  4. #ddd778
  5. #ece9b5

Shades

#cdc53b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #b9b135
  3. #a49e2f
  4. #908a29
  5. #7b7623
  6. #67631e
  7. #524f18
  8. #3e3b12
  9. #29270c
  10. #151406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc53b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #d2cb4f
  3. #d7d162
  4. #dcd676
  5. #e1dc89
  6. #e6e29d
  7. #ebe8b1
  8. #f0eec4
  9. #f5f3d8
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc53b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc53b
  2. #c5be42
  3. #beb749
  4. #b6b050
  5. #aea957
  6. #a7a35e
  7. #9f9c64
  8. #97956b
  9. #8f8e72
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c345 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c12e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c441 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bd8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc53b {
  color: #cdc53b;
}
Background
.bg-cdc53b {
  background-color: #cdc53b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc53b {
  border: 2px solid #cdc53b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc53b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc53b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc53b, #8ccd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc53b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 59 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.67 #323ac4 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc53b  rgb(205, 197, 59)  hsl(57, 59%, 52%)  Citrine
#3b43cd  rgb(59, 67, 205)  hsl(237, 59%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#3bcdc5  rgb(59, 205, 197)  hsl(177, 59%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#c53bcd  rgb(197, 59, 205)  hsl(297, 59%, 52%)  Medium Orchid