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#CDC60C

#cdc60c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc60c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 94.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.82°, with 88.94% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.5339

Complementary

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #0c13cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #0c74cd
  3. #650ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd650c
  2. #cdc60c
  3. #74cd0c

Triadic

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #0ccdc6
  3. #c60ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #13cd0c
  3. #0c13cd
  4. #c60ccd

Square

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #0ccd65
  3. #0c13cd
  4. #cd0c74

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3a04
  2. #858008
  3. #cdc60c
  4. #f3ec32
  5. #f7f37b

Shades

#cdc60c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #b9b20b
  3. #a49e0a
  4. #908b08
  5. #7b7707
  6. #676306
  7. #524f05
  8. #3e3b04
  9. #292802
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc60c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #d2cc24
  3. #d7d13d
  4. #dcd755
  5. #e1dd6d
  6. #e6e386
  7. #ebe89e
  8. #f0eeb6
  9. #f5f4ce
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc60c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc60c
  2. #c5bf18
  3. #beb823
  4. #b6b12f
  5. #aeaa3a
  6. #a7a346
  7. #9f9c52
  8. #97955d
  9. #8f8e69
  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 #d6c51f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7be86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc60c {
  color: #cdc60c;
}
Background
.bg-cdc60c {
  background-color: #cdc60c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc60c {
  border: 2px solid #cdc60c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc60c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 198 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc60c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc60c, #74cd0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc60c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 198 12 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.95 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.16 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 9.02 #3239f3 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc60c  rgb(205, 198, 12)  hsl(58, 89%, 43%)  Citrine
#0c13cd  rgb(12, 19, 205)  hsl(238, 89%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0ccdc6  rgb(12, 205, 198)  hsl(178, 89%, 43%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c60ccd  rgb(198, 12, 205)  hsl(298, 89%, 43%)  Electric Purple