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#CDC92B

#cdc92b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc92b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 79.02% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.52°, with 65.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.5493

Complementary

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #2b2fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #2b80cd
  3. #782bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd782b
  2. #cdc92b
  3. #80cd2b

Triadic

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #2bcdc9
  3. #c92bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #2fcd2b
  3. #2b2fcd
  4. #c92bcd

Square

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #2bcd78
  3. #2b2fcd
  4. #cd2b80

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4d10
  2. #8e8b1e
  3. #cdc92b
  4. #dfdc66
  5. #eceaa5

Shades

#cdc92b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #b9b527
  3. #a4a122
  4. #908d1e
  5. #7b791a
  6. #676516
  7. #525011
  8. #3e3c0d
  9. #292809
  10. #151404
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc92b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #d2ce40
  3. #d7d455
  4. #dcd96b
  5. #e1df80
  6. #e6e495
  7. #ebe9aa
  8. #f0efbf
  9. #f5f4d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc92b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc92b
  2. #c5c234
  3. #beba3c
  4. #b6b345
  5. #aeac4d
  6. #a7a556
  7. #9f9d5e
  8. #979667
  9. #8f8f6f
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc639 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbbac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c413 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c734 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c18b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc92b {
  color: #cdc92b;
}
Background
.bg-cdc92b {
  background-color: #cdc92b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc92b {
  border: 2px solid #cdc92b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc92b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc92b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc92b, #80cd2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc92b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 43 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.76 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.69 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.92 #3236d4 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdc92b  rgb(205, 201, 43)  hsl(59, 65%, 49%)  Citrine
#2b2fcd  rgb(43, 47, 205)  hsl(239, 65%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2bcdc9  rgb(43, 205, 201)  hsl(179, 65%, 49%)  Robin Egg Blue
#c92bcd  rgb(201, 43, 205)  hsl(299, 65%, 49%)  Medium Orchid