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#CDCA09

#cdca09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdca09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.22% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.08°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.5524

Complementary

  1. #cdca09
  2. #090ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdca09
  2. #096ecd
  3. #6809cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6809
  2. #cdca09
  3. #6ecd09

Triadic

  1. #cdca09
  2. #09cdca
  3. #ca09cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdca09
  2. #0ccd09
  3. #090ccd
  4. #ca09cd

Square

  1. #cdca09
  2. #09cd68
  3. #090ccd
  4. #cd096e

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3a03
  2. #848206
  3. #cdca09
  4. #f6f32d
  5. #f9f776

Shades

#cdca09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdca09
  2. #b9b608
  3. #a4a207
  4. #908d06
  5. #7b7905
  6. #676505
  7. #525104
  8. #3e3d03
  9. #292802
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdca09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdca09
  2. #d2cf22
  3. #d7d53a
  4. #dcda53
  5. #e1df6b
  6. #e6e584
  7. #ebea9d
  8. #f0efb5
  9. #f5f4ce
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdca09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdca09
  2. #c5c315
  3. #bebb21
  4. #b6b42d
  5. #aeac39
  6. #a7a545
  7. #9f9e50
  8. #97965c
  9. #8f8f68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c69c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbcac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c81f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdca09 {
  color: #cdca09;
}
Background
.bg-cdca09 {
  background-color: #cdca09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdca09 {
  border: 2px solid #cdca09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdca09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdca09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdca09, #6ecd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdca09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.03 #3235f6 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdca09  rgb(205, 202, 9)  hsl(59, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#090ccd  rgb(9, 12, 205)  hsl(239, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cdca  rgb(9, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#ca09cd  rgb(202, 9, 205)  hsl(299, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple