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#D4CD09

#d4cd09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d4cd09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.3% magenta, 95.75% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 57.93°, with 91.86% saturation and 43.33% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.5768

Complementary

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #0910d4

Split complementary

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #0975d4
  3. #6709d4

Analogous

  1. #d46709
  2. #d4cd09
  3. #75d409

Triadic

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #09d4cd
  3. #cd09d4

Tetradic

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #10d409
  3. #0910d4
  4. #cd09d4

Square

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #09d467
  3. #0910d4
  4. #d40975

Monochromatic

  1. #413f03
  2. #8b8606
  3. #d4cd09
  4. #f6f033
  5. #f9f57d

Shades

#d4cd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #bfb908
  3. #aaa407
  4. #949006
  5. #7f7b05
  6. #6a6705
  7. #555204
  8. #403e03
  9. #2a2902
  10. #151501
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4cd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #d8d222
  3. #ddd73a
  4. #e1dc53
  5. #e5e16b
  6. #eae684
  7. #eeeb9d
  8. #f2f0b5
  9. #f6f5ce
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4cd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4cd09
  2. #ccc515
  3. #c3be21
  4. #bbb62d
  5. #b2ae39
  6. #aaa745
  7. #a29f50
  8. #99975c
  9. #918f68
  10. #888874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdca9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4beaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcc1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dec48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4cd09 {
  color: #d4cd09;
}
Background
.bg-d4cd09 {
  background-color: #d4cd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4cd09 {
  border: 2px solid #d4cd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4cd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4cd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4cd09, #75d409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4cd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.72 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.61 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.92 #2b32f6 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d4cd09  rgb(212, 205, 9)  hsl(58, 92%, 43%)  Citrine
#0910d4  rgb(9, 16, 212)  hsl(238, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#09d4cd  rgb(9, 212, 205)  hsl(178, 92%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd09d4  rgb(205, 9, 212)  hsl(298, 92%, 43%)  Electric Purple