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#BDC00A

#bdc00a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bdc00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 60.99°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 7.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.4854

Complementary

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #0d0ac0

Split complementary

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #0a62c0
  3. #680ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0680a
  2. #bdc00a
  3. #62c00a

Triadic

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #0abdc0
  3. #c00abd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #0ac00d
  3. #0d0ac0
  4. #c00abd

Square

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #0ac068
  3. #0d0ac0
  4. #c00a62

Monochromatic

  1. #2e2f02
  2. #757706
  3. #bdc00a
  4. #f0f423
  5. #f5f76c

Shades

#bdc00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #aaad09
  3. #979a08
  4. #848607
  5. #717306
  6. #5f6005
  7. #4c4d04
  8. #393a03
  9. #262602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #c4c623
  3. #cacd3b
  4. #d1d354
  5. #d7d96c
  6. #dee085
  7. #e5e69d
  8. #ebecb6
  9. #f2f2ce
  10. #f8f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc00a
  2. #b7ba16
  3. #b1b322
  4. #abad2d
  5. #a5a639
  6. #9fa045
  7. #989a51
  8. #92935d
  9. #8c8d68
  10. #868674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbc93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cabd1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc00a {
  color: #bdc00a;
}
Background
.bg-bdc00a {
  background-color: #bdc00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc00a {
  border: 2px solid #bdc00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc00a, #62c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.37 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.52 #423ff5 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#bdc00a  rgb(189, 192, 10)  hsl(61, 90%, 40%)  Citrine
#0d0ac0  rgb(13, 10, 192)  hsl(241, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0abdc0  rgb(10, 189, 192)  hsl(181, 90%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#c00abd  rgb(192, 10, 189)  hsl(301, 90%, 40%)  Dark Orchid