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#D5CD08

#d5cd08 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d5cd08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 80.39% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 96.24% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 57.66°, with 92.76% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5783

Complementary

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #0810d5

Split complementary

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #0876d5
  3. #6608d5

Analogous

  1. #d56608
  2. #d5cd08
  3. #76d508

Triadic

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #08d5cd
  3. #cd08d5

Tetradic

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #10d508
  3. #0810d5
  4. #cd08d5

Square

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #08d566
  3. #0810d5
  4. #d50876

Monochromatic

  1. #423f02
  2. #8b8605
  3. #d5cd08
  4. #f7f032
  5. #faf57c

Shades

#d5cd08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #c0b907
  3. #aaa406
  4. #959006
  5. #807b05
  6. #6b6704
  7. #555203
  8. #403e02
  9. #2b2902
  10. #151501
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5cd08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #d9d221
  3. #ddd739
  4. #e2dc52
  5. #e6e16b
  6. #eae684
  7. #eeeb9c
  8. #f2f0b5
  9. #f7f5ce
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5cd08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5cd08
  2. #cdc514
  3. #c4be20
  4. #bcb62c
  5. #b3ae38
  6. #aba744
  7. #a29f50
  8. #9a975c
  9. #918f68
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 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 #e3cb27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6beae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decc1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfc48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5cd08 {
  color: #d5cd08;
}
Background
.bg-d5cd08 {
  background-color: #d5cd08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5cd08 {
  border: 2px solid #d5cd08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5cd08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 205 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 93% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5cd08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5cd08, #76d508);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5cd08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 205 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.89 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.60 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.71 #2a32f7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d5cd08  rgb(213, 205, 8)  hsl(58, 93%, 43%)  Citrine
#0810d5  rgb(8, 16, 213)  hsl(238, 93%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#08d5cd  rgb(8, 213, 205)  hsl(178, 93%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd08d5  rgb(205, 8, 213)  hsl(298, 93%, 43%)  Electric Purple