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#CDCC19

#cdcc19 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcc19 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 87.8% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.67°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5624

Complementary

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #191acd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #1974cd
  3. #7219cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7219
  2. #cdcc19
  3. #74cd19

Triadic

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #19cdcc
  3. #cc19cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #1acd19
  3. #191acd
  4. #cc19cd

Square

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #19cd72
  3. #191acd
  4. #cd1974

Monochromatic

  1. #454408
  2. #898811
  3. #cdcc19
  4. #e9e84a
  5. #f1f18e

Shades

#cdcc19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #b9b817
  3. #a4a314
  4. #908f12
  5. #7b7a0f
  6. #67660d
  7. #52520a
  8. #3e3d08
  9. #292905
  10. #151403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcc19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #d2d130
  3. #d7d647
  4. #dcdb5e
  5. #e1e075
  6. #e6e68c
  7. #ebeba3
  8. #f0f0ba
  9. #f5f5d1
  10. #fafae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcc19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcc19
  2. #c5c423
  3. #bebd2e
  4. #b6b538
  5. #aeae42
  6. #a7a64d
  7. #9f9e57
  8. #979761
  9. #8f8f6b
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ca28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcc19 {
  color: #cdcc19;
}
Background
.bg-cdcc19 {
  background-color: #cdcc19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcc19 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcc19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcc19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 204 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcc19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcc19, #74cd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcc19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 204 25 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.37 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.72 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.80 #3233e6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcc19  rgb(205, 204, 25)  hsl(60, 78%, 45%)  Citrine
#191acd  rgb(25, 26, 205)  hsl(240, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#19cdcc  rgb(25, 205, 204)  hsl(180, 78%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cc19cd  rgb(204, 25, 205)  hsl(300, 78%, 45%)  Medium Orchid