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#D0C42E

#d0c42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d0c42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.77% magenta, 77.88% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 55.56°, with 63.78% saturation and 49.8% 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 11.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5309

Complementary

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #2e3ad0

Split complementary

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #2e8bd0
  3. #732ed0

Analogous

  1. #d0732e
  2. #d0c42e
  3. #8bd02e

Triadic

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #2ed0c4
  3. #c42ed0

Tetradic

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #3ad02e
  3. #2e3ad0
  4. #c42ed0

Square

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #2ed073
  3. #2e3ad0
  4. #d02e8b

Monochromatic

  1. #534e12
  2. #918920
  3. #d0c42e
  4. #ded66c
  5. #ece7ab

Shades

#d0c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #bbb029
  3. #a69d25
  4. #928920
  5. #7d761c
  6. #686217
  7. #534e12
  8. #3e3b0e
  9. #2a2709
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#d0c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #d5ca43
  3. #d9d058
  4. #ded66d
  5. #e3dc82
  6. #e8e297
  7. #ece7ab
  8. #f1edc0
  9. #f6f3d5
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d0c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d0c42e
  2. #c8bd36
  3. #c0b63e
  4. #b8b047
  5. #b0a94f
  6. #a8a257
  7. #a09b5f
  8. #989467
  9. #908e70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c29b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac43a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0b6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c436 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dabc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d0c42e {
  color: #d0c42e;
}
Background
.bg-d0c42e {
  background-color: #d0c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d0c42e {
  border: 2px solid #d0c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d0c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d0c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0c42e, #8bd02e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d0c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.02 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.20 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 8.35 #2f3bd1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d0c42e  rgb(208, 196, 46)  hsl(56, 64%, 50%)  Citrine
#2e3ad0  rgb(46, 58, 208)  hsl(236, 64%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#2ed0c4  rgb(46, 208, 196)  hsl(176, 64%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#c42ed0  rgb(196, 46, 208)  hsl(296, 64%, 50%)  Medium Orchid