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#CDC91E

#cdc91e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc91e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.82% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 85.37% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.63°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.5485

Complementary

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #1e22cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #1e7acd
  3. #721ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd721e
  2. #cdc91e
  3. #7acd1e

Triadic

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #1ecdc9
  3. #c91ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #22cd1e
  3. #1e22cd
  4. #c91ecd

Square

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #1ecd72
  3. #1e22cd
  4. #cd1e7a

Monochromatic

  1. #48460a
  2. #8a8814
  3. #cdc91e
  4. #e6e252
  5. #efed95

Shades

#cdc91e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #b9b51b
  3. #a4a118
  4. #908d15
  5. #7b7912
  6. #67650f
  7. #52500c
  8. #3e3c09
  9. #292806
  10. #151403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc91e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #d2ce35
  3. #d7d44b
  4. #dcd962
  5. #e1df78
  6. #e6e48f
  7. #ebe9a5
  8. #f0efbc
  9. #f5f4d2
  10. #fafae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc91e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc91e
  2. #c5c228
  3. #beba32
  4. #b6b33b
  5. #aeac45
  6. #a7a54f
  7. #9f9d59
  8. #979663
  9. #8f8f6c
  10. #888776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c69c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc631 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbbac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c72a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc91e {
  color: #cdc91e;
}
Background
.bg-cdc91e {
  background-color: #cdc91e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc91e {
  border: 2px solid #cdc91e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc91e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc91e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc91e, #7acd1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc91e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 30 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.75 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.41 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.45 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.78 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.09 #3236e1 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc91e  rgb(205, 201, 30)  hsl(59, 74%, 46%)  Citrine
#1e22cd  rgb(30, 34, 205)  hsl(239, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#1ecdc9  rgb(30, 205, 201)  hsl(179, 74%, 46%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c91ecd  rgb(201, 30, 205)  hsl(299, 74%, 46%)  Medium Orchid