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#CDC60A

#cdc60a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc60a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.65% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.85°, 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.5339

Complementary

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #0a11cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #0a72cd
  3. #650acd

Analogous

  1. #cd650a
  2. #cdc60a
  3. #72cd0a

Triadic

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #0acdc6
  3. #c60acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #11cd0a
  3. #0a11cd
  4. #c60acd

Square

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #0acd65
  3. #0a11cd
  4. #cd0a72

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3903
  2. #848006
  3. #cdc60a
  4. #f5ee2f
  5. #f8f478

Shades

#cdc60a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #b9b209
  3. #a49e08
  4. #908b07
  5. #7b7706
  6. #676305
  7. #524f04
  8. #3e3b03
  9. #292802
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc60a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #d2cc23
  3. #d7d13b
  4. #dcd754
  5. #e1dd6c
  6. #e6e385
  7. #ebe89d
  8. #f0eeb6
  9. #f5f4ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc60a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc60a
  2. #c5bf16
  3. #beb822
  4. #b6b12d
  5. #aeaa39
  6. #a7a345
  7. #9f9c51
  8. #97955d
  9. #8f8e68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c39a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc427 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb8a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c51e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7be86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc60a {
  color: #cdc60a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc60a {
  background-color: #cdc60a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc60a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc60a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc60a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 198 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc60a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc60a, #72cd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc60a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 198 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.95 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.81 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 9.02 #3239f5 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc60a  rgb(205, 198, 10)  hsl(58, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a11cd  rgb(10, 17, 205)  hsl(238, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acdc6  rgb(10, 205, 198)  hsl(178, 91%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c60acd  rgb(198, 10, 205)  hsl(298, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple