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#CDC90A

#cdc90a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdc90a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.82% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.77°, 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.5477

Complementary

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #0a0ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #0a70cd
  3. #680acd

Analogous

  1. #cd680a
  2. #cdc90a
  3. #70cd0a

Triadic

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #0acdc9
  3. #c90acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #0ecd0a
  3. #0a0ecd
  4. #c90acd

Square

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #0acd68
  3. #0a0ecd
  4. #cd0a70

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3a03
  2. #848106
  3. #cdc90a
  4. #f5f12f
  5. #f8f678

Shades

#cdc90a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #b9b509
  3. #a4a108
  4. #908d07
  5. #7b7906
  6. #676505
  7. #525004
  8. #3e3c03
  9. #292802
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc90a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #d2ce23
  3. #d7d43b
  4. #dcd954
  5. #e1df6c
  6. #e6e485
  7. #ebe99d
  8. #f0efb6
  9. #f5f4ce
  10. #fafae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc90a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc90a
  2. #c5c216
  3. #beba22
  4. #b6b32d
  5. #aeac39
  6. #a7a545
  7. #9f9d51
  8. #97965d
  9. #8f8f68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c69b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbbab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c71f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c188 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc90a {
  color: #cdc90a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc90a {
  background-color: #cdc90a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc90a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc90a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc90a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc90a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc90a, #70cd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc90a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.55 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.90 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.02 #3236f5 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc90a  rgb(205, 201, 10)  hsl(59, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a0ecd  rgb(10, 14, 205)  hsl(239, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acdc9  rgb(10, 205, 201)  hsl(179, 91%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c90acd  rgb(201, 10, 205)  hsl(299, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple