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#CDCD2D

#cdcd2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 64% saturation and 49.02% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5683

Complementary

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #2d2dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #2d7dcd
  3. #7d2dcd

Analogous

  1. #cd7d2d
  2. #cdcd2d
  3. #7dcd2d

Triadic

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #2dcdcd
  3. #cd2dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #2dcd2d
  3. #2d2dcd
  4. #cd2dcd

Square

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #2dcd7d
  3. #2d2dcd
  4. #cd2d7d

Monochromatic

  1. #505011
  2. #8e8e1f
  3. #cdcd2d
  4. #dede69
  5. #ececa7

Shades

#cdcd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #b9b929
  3. #a4a424
  4. #909020
  5. #7b7b1b
  6. #676717
  7. #525212
  8. #3e3e0e
  9. #292909
  10. #151505
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #d2d242
  3. #d7d757
  4. #dcdc6c
  5. #e1e181
  6. #e6e696
  7. #ebebab
  8. #f0f0c0
  9. #f5f5d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd2d
  2. #c5c535
  3. #bebe3e
  4. #b6b646
  5. #aeae4e
  6. #a7a757
  7. #9f9f5f
  8. #979767
  9. #8f8f6f
  10. #888878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c816 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ca36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd2d {
  color: #cdcd2d;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd2d {
  background-color: #cdcd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd2d {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd2d, #7dcd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.77 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.75 #3232d2 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#cdcd2d  rgb(205, 205, 45)  hsl(60, 64%, 49%)  Citrine
#2d2dcd  rgb(45, 45, 205)  hsl(240, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2dcdcd  rgb(45, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 64%, 49%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd2dcd  rgb(205, 45, 205)  hsl(300, 64%, 49%)  Medium Orchid