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#CDCC0A

#cdcc0a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdcc0a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.69°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5619

Complementary

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #0a0bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #0a6dcd
  3. #6b0acd

Analogous

  1. #cd6b0a
  2. #cdcc0a
  3. #6dcd0a

Triadic

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #0acdcc
  3. #cc0acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #0bcd0a
  3. #0a0bcd
  4. #cc0acd

Square

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #0acd6b
  3. #0a0bcd
  4. #cd0a6d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3b03
  2. #848306
  3. #cdcc0a
  4. #f5f42f
  5. #f8f878

Shades

#cdcc0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #b9b809
  3. #a4a308
  4. #908f07
  5. #7b7a06
  6. #676605
  7. #525204
  8. #3e3d03
  9. #292902
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcc0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #d2d123
  3. #d7d63b
  4. #dcdb54
  5. #e1e06c
  6. #e6e685
  7. #ebeb9d
  8. #f0f0b6
  9. #f5f5ce
  10. #fafae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcc0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcc0a
  2. #c5c416
  3. #bebd22
  4. #b6b52d
  5. #aeae39
  6. #a7a645
  7. #9f9e51
  8. #97975d
  9. #8f8f68
  10. #888874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c89d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c828 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ca20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcc0a {
  color: #cdcc0a;
}
Background
.bg-cdcc0a {
  background-color: #cdcc0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcc0a {
  border: 2px solid #cdcc0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcc0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 204 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcc0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcc0a, #6dcd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcc0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 204 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.74 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.87 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 9.07 #3233f5 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcc0a  rgb(205, 204, 10)  hsl(60, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0a0bcd  rgb(10, 11, 205)  hsl(240, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0acdcc  rgb(10, 205, 204)  hsl(180, 91%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cc0acd  rgb(204, 10, 205)  hsl(300, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple