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#CDC729

#cdc729 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc729 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.93% magenta, 80% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.8°, with 66.67% saturation and 48.24% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.5399

Complementary

  1. #cdc729
  2. #292fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc729
  2. #2981cd
  3. #7529cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7529
  2. #cdc729
  3. #81cd29

Triadic

  1. #cdc729
  2. #29cdc7
  3. #c729cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc729
  2. #2fcd29
  3. #292fcd
  4. #c729cd

Square

  1. #cdc729
  2. #29cd75
  3. #292fcd
  4. #cd2981

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4b10
  2. #8d891c
  3. #cdc729
  4. #e0db63
  5. #edeaa3

Shades

#cdc729 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc729
  2. #b9b325
  3. #a49f21
  4. #908b1d
  5. #7b7719
  6. #676415
  7. #525010
  8. #3e3c0c
  9. #292808
  10. #151404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc729 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc729
  2. #d2cd3e
  3. #d7d254
  4. #dcd869
  5. #e1dd7f
  6. #e6e394
  7. #ebe9a9
  8. #f0eebf
  9. #f5f4d4
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc729 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc729
  2. #c5c032
  3. #beb93a
  4. #b6b243
  5. #aeab4c
  6. #a7a455
  7. #9f9c5d
  8. #979566
  9. #8f8e6f
  10. #888777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c49c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c20f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c632 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc729 {
  color: #cdc729;
}
Background
.bg-cdc729 {
  background-color: #cdc729;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc729 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc729;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc729;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 199 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc729 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc729, #81cd29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc729 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 199 41 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.00 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.09 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.61 #3238d6 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc729  rgb(205, 199, 41)  hsl(58, 67%, 48%)  Citrine
#292fcd  rgb(41, 47, 205)  hsl(238, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#29cdc7  rgb(41, 205, 199)  hsl(178, 67%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#c729cd  rgb(199, 41, 205)  hsl(298, 67%, 48%)  Medium Orchid