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#CDCA18

#cdca18 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdca18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.22% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 88.29% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.01°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.5529

Complementary

  1. #cdca18
  2. #181bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdca18
  2. #1875cd
  3. #7018cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7018
  2. #cdca18
  3. #75cd18

Triadic

  1. #cdca18
  2. #18cdca
  3. #ca18cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdca18
  2. #1bcd18
  3. #181bcd
  4. #ca18cd

Square

  1. #cdca18
  2. #18cd70
  3. #181bcd
  4. #cd1875

Monochromatic

  1. #444308
  2. #898710
  3. #cdca18
  4. #eae748
  5. #f2f08c

Shades

#cdca18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdca18
  2. #b9b616
  3. #a4a213
  4. #908d11
  5. #7b790e
  6. #67650c
  7. #52510a
  8. #3e3d07
  9. #292805
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdca18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdca18
  2. #d2cf2f
  3. #d7d546
  4. #dcda5d
  5. #e1df74
  6. #e6e58c
  7. #ebeaa3
  8. #f0efba
  9. #f5f4d1
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdca18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdca18
  2. #c5c322
  3. #bebb2d
  4. #b6b437
  5. #aeac42
  6. #a7a54c
  7. #9f9e56
  8. #979661
  9. #8f8f6b
  10. #888776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec72e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbcac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdca18 {
  color: #cdca18;
}
Background
.bg-cdca18 {
  background-color: #cdca18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdca18 {
  border: 2px solid #cdca18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdca18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdca18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdca18, #75cd18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdca18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 24 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.75 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.16 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.62 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.16 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.07 #3235e7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdca18  rgb(205, 202, 24)  hsl(59, 79%, 45%)  Citrine
#181bcd  rgb(24, 27, 205)  hsl(239, 79%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#18cdca  rgb(24, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 79%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#ca18cd  rgb(202, 24, 205)  hsl(299, 79%, 45%)  Medium Orchid