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#CDCD03

#cdcd03 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdcd03 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5665

Complementary

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #0303cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #0368cd
  3. #6803cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6803
  2. #cdcd03
  3. #68cd03

Triadic

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #03cdcd
  3. #cd03cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #03cd03
  3. #0303cd
  4. #cd03cd

Square

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #03cd68
  3. #0303cd
  4. #cd0368

Monochromatic

  1. #363601
  2. #828202
  3. #cdcd03
  4. #fcfc21
  5. #fdfd6c

Shades

#cdcd03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #b9b903
  3. #a4a402
  4. #909002
  5. #7b7b02
  6. #676702
  7. #525201
  8. #3e3e01
  9. #292901
  10. #151500
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #d2d21c
  3. #d7d735
  4. #dcdc4f
  5. #e1e168
  6. #e6e681
  7. #ebeb9a
  8. #f0f0b3
  9. #f5f5cd
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd03
  2. #c5c510
  3. #bebe1c
  4. #b6b629
  5. #aeae35
  6. #a7a742
  7. #9f9f4e
  8. #97975b
  9. #8f8f67
  10. #888874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c99e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ca1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c58a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd03 {
  color: #cdcd03;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd03 {
  background-color: #cdcd03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd03 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd03, #68cd03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 3 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.76 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.26 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.02 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 9.00 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.01 #3232fc Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcd03  rgb(205, 205, 3)  hsl(60, 97%, 41%)  Citrine
#0303cd  rgb(3, 3, 205)  hsl(240, 97%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#03cdcd  rgb(3, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 97%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd03cd  rgb(205, 3, 205)  hsl(300, 97%, 41%)  Electric Purple