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#D0CD09

#d0cd09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d0cd09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.44% magenta, 95.67% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 59.1°, with 91.71% saturation and 42.55% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5709

Complementary

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #090cd0

Split complementary

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #096fd0
  3. #6a09d0

Analogous

  1. #d06a09
  2. #d0cd09
  3. #6fd009

Triadic

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #09d0cd
  3. #cd09d0

Tetradic

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #0cd009
  3. #090cd0
  4. #cd09d0

Square

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #09d06a
  3. #090cd0
  4. #d0096f

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3c03
  2. #878506
  3. #d0cd09
  4. #f6f32f
  5. #f9f779

Shades

#d0cd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #bbb908
  3. #a6a407
  4. #929006
  5. #7d7b05
  6. #686705
  7. #535204
  8. #3e3e03
  9. #2a2902
  10. #151501
  11. #000000

Tints

#d0cd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #d5d222
  3. #d9d73a
  4. #dedc53
  5. #e3e16b
  6. #e8e684
  7. #eceb9d
  8. #f1f0b5
  9. #f6f5ce
  10. #fafae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d0cd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d0cd09
  2. #c8c515
  3. #c0be21
  4. #b8b62d
  5. #b0ae39
  6. #a8a745
  7. #a09f50
  8. #98975c
  9. #908f68
  10. #888874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc99e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0bfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbcb1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dac58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d0cd09 {
  color: #d0cd09;
}
Background
.bg-d0cd09 {
  background-color: #d0cd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d0cd09 {
  border: 2px solid #d0cd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d0cd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d0cd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0cd09, #6fd009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d0cd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.81 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.11 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.75 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 8.50 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 8.66 #2f32f6 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d0cd09  rgb(208, 205, 9)  hsl(59, 92%, 43%)  Citrine
#090cd0  rgb(9, 12, 208)  hsl(239, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#09d0cd  rgb(9, 208, 205)  hsl(179, 92%, 43%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd09d0  rgb(205, 9, 208)  hsl(299, 92%, 43%)  Electric Purple