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#CDCD28

#cdcd28 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcd28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5679

Complementary

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #2828cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #287bcd
  3. #7b28cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7b28
  2. #cdcd28
  3. #7bcd28

Triadic

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #28cdcd
  3. #cd28cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #28cd28
  3. #2828cd
  4. #cd28cd

Square

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #28cd7b
  3. #2828cd
  4. #cd287b

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4d0f
  2. #8d8d1c
  3. #cdcd28
  4. #e0e061
  5. #ededa1

Shades

#cdcd28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #b9b924
  3. #a4a420
  4. #90901c
  5. #7b7b18
  6. #676714
  7. #525210
  8. #3e3e0c
  9. #292908
  10. #151504
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #d2d23e
  3. #d7d753
  4. #dcdc69
  5. #e1e17e
  6. #e6e694
  7. #ebeba9
  8. #f0f0bf
  9. #f5f5d4
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd28
  2. #c5c531
  3. #bebe3a
  4. #b6b642
  5. #aeae4b
  6. #a7a754
  7. #9f9f5d
  8. #979766
  9. #8f8f6e
  10. #888877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c938 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c809 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ca32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c58d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd28 {
  color: #cdcd28;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd28 {
  background-color: #cdcd28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd28 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd28, #7bcd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.00 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.03 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.82 #3232d7 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcd28  rgb(205, 205, 40)  hsl(60, 67%, 48%)  Citrine
#2828cd  rgb(40, 40, 205)  hsl(240, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#28cdcd  rgb(40, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 67%, 48%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd28cd  rgb(205, 40, 205)  hsl(300, 67%, 48%)  Medium Orchid