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#CDCC14

#cdcc14 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcc14 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 90.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.68°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.5622

Complementary

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #1415cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #1471cd
  3. #7014cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7014
  2. #cdcc14
  3. #71cd14

Triadic

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #14cdcc
  3. #cc14cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #15cd14
  3. #1415cd
  4. #cc14cd

Square

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #14cd70
  3. #1415cd
  4. #cd1471

Monochromatic

  1. #424106
  2. #87870d
  3. #cdcc14
  4. #ecec41
  5. #f3f387

Shades

#cdcc14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #b9b812
  3. #a4a310
  4. #908f0e
  5. #7b7a0c
  6. #67660a
  7. #525208
  8. #3e3d06
  9. #292904
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcc14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #d2d12c
  3. #d7d643
  4. #dcdb5b
  5. #e1e072
  6. #e6e68a
  7. #ebeba1
  8. #f0f0b9
  9. #f5f5d0
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcc14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcc14
  2. #c5c41f
  3. #bebd2a
  4. #b6b534
  5. #aeae3f
  6. #a7a64a
  7. #9f9e55
  8. #979760
  9. #8f8f6a
  10. #888875
  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 #c9c89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c82c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ca25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcc14 {
  color: #cdcc14;
}
Background
.bg-cdcc14 {
  background-color: #cdcc14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcc14 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcc14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcc14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 204 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcc14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcc14, #71cd14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcc14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 204 20 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.78 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.92 #3233eb Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcc14  rgb(205, 204, 20)  hsl(60, 82%, 44%)  Citrine
#1415cd  rgb(20, 21, 205)  hsl(240, 82%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#14cdcc  rgb(20, 205, 204)  hsl(180, 82%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cc14cd  rgb(204, 20, 205)  hsl(300, 82%, 44%)  Medium Orchid