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#CDCD09

#cdcd09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdcd09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.99.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5666

Complementary

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #0909cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #096bcd
  3. #6b09cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6b09
  2. #cdcd09
  3. #6bcd09

Triadic

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #09cdcd
  3. #cd09cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #09cd09
  3. #0909cd
  4. #cd09cd

Square

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #09cd6b
  3. #0909cd
  4. #cd096b

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3a03
  2. #848406
  3. #cdcd09
  4. #f6f62d
  5. #f9f976

Shades

#cdcd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #b9b908
  3. #a4a407
  4. #909006
  5. #7b7b05
  6. #676705
  7. #525204
  8. #3e3e03
  9. #292902
  10. #151501
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #d2d222
  3. #d7d73a
  4. #dcdc53
  5. #e1e16b
  6. #e6e684
  7. #ebeb9d
  8. #f0f0b5
  9. #f5f5ce
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd09
  2. #c5c515
  3. #bebe21
  4. #b6b62d
  5. #aeae39
  6. #a7a745
  7. #9f9f50
  8. #97975c
  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 #e0c928 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ca20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd09 {
  color: #cdcd09;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd09 {
  background-color: #cdcd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd09 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd09, #6bcd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.26 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.60 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.92 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 9.04 #3232f6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcd09  rgb(205, 205, 9)  hsl(60, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#0909cd  rgb(9, 9, 205)  hsl(240, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cdcd  rgb(9, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd09cd  rgb(205, 9, 205)  hsl(300, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple