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#CDCA2E

#cdca2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdca2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.22% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.87°, with 63.35% saturation and 49.22% 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 12.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5542

Complementary

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #2e31cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #2e81cd
  3. #7b2ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd7b2e
  2. #cdca2e
  3. #81cd2e

Triadic

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #2ecdca
  3. #ca2ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #31cd2e
  3. #2e31cd
  4. #ca2ecd

Square

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #2ecd7b
  3. #2e31cd
  4. #cd2e81

Monochromatic

  1. #504f12
  2. #8f8c20
  3. #cdca2e
  4. #dedb6a
  5. #eceaa8

Shades

#cdca2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #b9b629
  3. #a4a225
  4. #908d20
  5. #7b791c
  6. #676517
  7. #525112
  8. #3e3d0e
  9. #292809
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdca2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #d2cf43
  3. #d7d558
  4. #dcda6d
  5. #e1df82
  6. #e6e597
  7. #ebeaab
  8. #f0efc0
  9. #f5f4d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdca2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdca2e
  2. #c5c336
  3. #bebb3e
  4. #b6b447
  5. #aeac4f
  6. #a7a557
  7. #9f9e5f
  8. #979667
  9. #8f8f70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c79e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc73c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcbdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c519 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdca2e {
  color: #cdca2e;
}
Background
.bg-cdca2e {
  background-color: #cdca2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdca2e {
  border: 2px solid #cdca2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdca2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdca2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdca2e, #81cd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdca2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.46 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.57 #3235d1 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdca2e  rgb(205, 202, 46)  hsl(59, 63%, 49%)  Citrine
#2e31cd  rgb(46, 49, 205)  hsl(239, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2ecdca  rgb(46, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 63%, 49%)  Robin Egg Blue
#ca2ecd  rgb(202, 46, 205)  hsl(299, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid