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#CDC714

#cdc714 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc714 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.04% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.93% magenta, 90.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.05°, 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.5388

Complementary

  1. #cdc714
  2. #141acd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc714
  2. #1477cd
  3. #6a14cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6a14
  2. #cdc714
  3. #77cd14

Triadic

  1. #cdc714
  2. #14cdc7
  3. #c714cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc714
  2. #1acd14
  3. #141acd
  4. #c714cd

Square

  1. #cdc714
  2. #14cd6a
  3. #141acd
  4. #cd1477

Monochromatic

  1. #424006
  2. #87830d
  3. #cdc714
  4. #ece741
  5. #f3f087

Shades

#cdc714 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc714
  2. #b9b312
  3. #a49f10
  4. #908b0e
  5. #7b770c
  6. #67640a
  7. #525008
  8. #3e3c06
  9. #292804
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc714 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc714
  2. #d2cd2c
  3. #d7d243
  4. #dcd85b
  5. #e1dd72
  6. #e6e38a
  7. #ebe9a1
  8. #f0eeb9
  9. #f5f4d0
  10. #faf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc714 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc714
  2. #c5c01f
  3. #beb92a
  4. #b6b234
  5. #aeab3f
  6. #a7a44a
  7. #9f9c55
  8. #979560
  9. #8f8e6a
  10. #888775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c49b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c624 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7bf87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc714 {
  color: #cdc714;
}
Background
.bg-cdc714 {
  background-color: #cdc714;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc714 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc714;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc714;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 199 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc714 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc714, #77cd14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc714 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 199 20 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.46 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.64 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.06 #3238eb Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc714  rgb(205, 199, 20)  hsl(58, 82%, 44%)  Citrine
#141acd  rgb(20, 26, 205)  hsl(238, 82%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#14cdc7  rgb(20, 205, 199)  hsl(178, 82%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c714cd  rgb(199, 20, 205)  hsl(298, 82%, 44%)  Electric Purple