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#D0C021

#d0c021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d0c021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 84.13% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 54.51°, with 72.61% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5122

Complementary

  1. #d0c021
  2. #2131d0

Split complementary

  1. #d0c021
  2. #2188d0
  3. #6821d0

Analogous

  1. #d06821
  2. #d0c021
  3. #88d021

Triadic

  1. #d0c021
  2. #21d0c0
  3. #c021d0

Tetradic

  1. #d0c021
  2. #31d021
  3. #2131d0
  4. #c021d0

Square

  1. #d0c021
  2. #21d068
  3. #2131d0
  4. #d02188

Monochromatic

  1. #4c460c
  2. #8e8317
  3. #d0c021
  4. #e5d859
  5. #efe79b

Shades

#d0c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d0c021
  2. #bbad1e
  3. #a69a1a
  4. #928617
  5. #7d7314
  6. #686011
  7. #534d0d
  8. #3e3a0a
  9. #2a2607
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#d0c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d0c021
  2. #d5c637
  3. #d9cd4d
  4. #ded364
  5. #e3d97a
  6. #e8e090
  7. #ece6a6
  8. #f1ecbc
  9. #f6f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d0c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d0c021
  2. #c8ba2b
  3. #c0b334
  4. #b8ad3e
  5. #b0a647
  6. #a8a051
  7. #a09a5a
  8. #989364
  9. #908d6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bf98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0b2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c02b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dab884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d0c021 {
  color: #d0c021;
}
Background
.bg-d0c021 {
  background-color: #d0c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d0c021 {
  border: 2px solid #d0c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d0c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d0c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0c021, #88d021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d0c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.60 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.46 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.14 #2f3fde Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Citrine
#d0c021  rgb(208, 192, 33)  hsl(55, 73%, 47%)  Citrine
#2131d0  rgb(33, 49, 208)  hsl(235, 73%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#21d0c0  rgb(33, 208, 192)  hsl(175, 73%, 47%)  Turquoise
#c021d0  rgb(192, 33, 208)  hsl(295, 73%, 47%)  Electric Purple