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#CDC024

#cdc024 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.29% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.5081

Complementary

  1. #cdc024
  2. #2431cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc024
  2. #2485cd
  3. #6b24cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6b24
  2. #cdc024
  3. #85cd24

Triadic

  1. #cdc024
  2. #24cdc0
  3. #c024cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc024
  2. #31cd24
  3. #2431cd
  4. #c024cd

Square

  1. #cdc024
  2. #24cd6b
  3. #2431cd
  4. #cd2485

Monochromatic

  1. #4b460d
  2. #8c8319
  3. #cdc024
  4. #e2d85b
  5. #eee79c

Shades

#cdc024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc024
  2. #b9ad20
  3. #a49a1d
  4. #908619
  5. #7b7316
  6. #676012
  7. #524d0e
  8. #3e3a0b
  9. #292607
  10. #151304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc024
  2. #d2c63a
  3. #d7cd50
  4. #dcd366
  5. #e1d97c
  6. #e6e092
  7. #ebe6a7
  8. #f0ecbd
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc024
  2. #c5ba2d
  3. #beb336
  4. #b6ad40
  5. #aea649
  6. #a7a052
  7. #9f9a5b
  8. #979364
  9. #8f8d6e
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4be98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc024 {
  color: #cdc024;
}
Background
.bg-cdc024 {
  background-color: #cdc024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc024 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 192 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc024, #85cd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 192 36 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.01 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.05 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.28 #323fdb Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdc024  rgb(205, 192, 36)  hsl(55, 70%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2431cd  rgb(36, 49, 205)  hsl(235, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#24cdc0  rgb(36, 205, 192)  hsl(175, 70%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#c024cd  rgb(192, 36, 205)  hsl(295, 70%, 47%)  Electric Purple