Citronne Color

#cd9c2b

Citronne is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #3263d4
Complementary Color #2b5bcd
Color Shade: orange (41.85° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.63% (better contrasting with white)
Citronne Color Sample
Citronne Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cd9c2b

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Citronne Color. The Wax color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Soft Pumpkin (#dc8e31) for more energetic effect. Try Flesh Wash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2b5bcd is the best complementary color to Citronne. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cd9c2b complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hokey Pokey are #cd4b2b and #adcd2b. Thus found on the left and right of #cd9c2b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Valencia and Atlantis colors as they work well with Citronne.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Citronne palette consists of #4b2bcd and #2badcd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b5bcd). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #cd9c2b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #cd9c2b offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Citronne. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Citronne contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #cd9c2b square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Citronne tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#2b5bcd) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brick Red – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2bcd9c and #cd2b5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cd9c2b is made of 51% red, 39% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Citronne has a hue angle of 41.85°, a saturation of 65.32% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cd9c2b is made of 0% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cd9c2b
RGB Decimal rgb(205,156,43)
RGB Percentage 51%, 39%, 11%
CMYK 0, 19.21, 63.53, 19.61
HSL hsl(41.85,65.32%,48.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.85,79.02%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.2248,7.9964,61.7361)
XYZ xyz(37.5013,36.9305,7.4373)
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