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#CDCA0B

#cdca0b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdca0b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 94.63% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.07°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.5524

Complementary

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #0b0ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #0b6fcd
  3. #690bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd690b
  2. #cdca0b
  3. #6fcd0b

Triadic

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #0bcdca
  3. #ca0bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #0ecd0b
  3. #0b0ecd
  4. #ca0bcd

Square

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #0bcd69
  3. #0b0ecd
  4. #cd0b6f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3b03
  2. #848207
  3. #cdca0b
  4. #f4f131
  5. #f8f679

Shades

#cdca0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #b9b60a
  3. #a4a209
  4. #908d08
  5. #7b7907
  6. #676506
  7. #525104
  8. #3e3d03
  9. #292802
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdca0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #d2cf23
  3. #d7d53c
  4. #dcda54
  5. #e1df6d
  6. #e6e585
  7. #ebea9d
  8. #f0efb6
  9. #f5f4ce
  10. #fafae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdca0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdca0b
  2. #c5c317
  3. #bebb22
  4. #b6b42e
  5. #aeac3a
  6. #a7a546
  7. #9f9e51
  8. #97965d
  9. #8f8f69
  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 #d8c820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdca0b {
  color: #cdca0b;
}
Background
.bg-cdca0b {
  background-color: #cdca0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdca0b {
  border: 2px solid #cdca0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdca0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdca0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdca0b, #6fcd0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdca0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 11 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.30 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.03 #3235f4 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdca0b  rgb(205, 202, 11)  hsl(59, 90%, 42%)  Citrine
#0b0ecd  rgb(11, 14, 205)  hsl(239, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0bcdca  rgb(11, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 90%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#ca0bcd  rgb(202, 11, 205)  hsl(299, 90%, 42%)  Electric Purple