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#CDCD06

#cdcd06 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdcd06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.98.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5665

Complementary

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #0606cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #0669cd
  3. #6906cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6906
  2. #cdcd06
  3. #69cd06

Triadic

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #06cdcd
  3. #cd06cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #06cd06
  3. #0606cd
  4. #cd06cd

Square

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #06cd69
  3. #0606cd
  4. #cd0669

Monochromatic

  1. #383802
  2. #838304
  3. #cdcd06
  4. #f9f927
  5. #fbfb71

Shades

#cdcd06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #b9b905
  3. #a4a405
  4. #909004
  5. #7b7b04
  6. #676703
  7. #525202
  8. #3e3e02
  9. #292901
  10. #151501
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #d2d21f
  3. #d7d738
  4. #dcdc51
  5. #e1e16a
  6. #e6e683
  7. #ebeb9b
  8. #f0f0b4
  9. #f5f5cd
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd06
  2. #c5c512
  3. #bebe1e
  4. #b6b62b
  5. #aeae37
  6. #a7a743
  7. #9f9f4f
  8. #97975b
  9. #8f8f68
  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 #e1c928 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ca1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c58a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd06 {
  color: #cdcd06;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd06 {
  background-color: #cdcd06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd06 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd06, #69cd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.74 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.26 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.58 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.96 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 9.02 #3232f9 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcd06  rgb(205, 205, 6)  hsl(60, 94%, 41%)  Citrine
#0606cd  rgb(6, 6, 205)  hsl(240, 94%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#06cdcd  rgb(6, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 94%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd06cd  rgb(205, 6, 205)  hsl(300, 94%, 41%)  Electric Purple