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#D2C738

#d2c738 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d2c738 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 78.04% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.24% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 63.11% saturation and 52.16% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.5483

Complementary

  1. #d2c738
  2. #3843d2

Split complementary

  1. #d2c738
  2. #3890d2
  3. #7a38d2

Analogous

  1. #d27a38
  2. #d2c738
  3. #90d238

Triadic

  1. #d2c738
  2. #38d2c7
  3. #c738d2

Tetradic

  1. #d2c738
  2. #43d238
  3. #3843d2
  4. #c738d2

Square

  1. #d2c738
  2. #38d27a
  3. #3843d2
  4. #d23890

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5715
  2. #9b9223
  3. #d2c738
  4. #e0d976
  5. #eeeab5

Shades

#d2c738 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d2c738
  2. #bdb332
  3. #a89f2d
  4. #938b27
  5. #7e7722
  6. #69641c
  7. #545016
  8. #3f3c11
  9. #2a280b
  10. #151406
  11. #000000

Tints

#d2c738 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d2c738
  2. #d7cd4c
  3. #dbd260
  4. #e0d874
  5. #e4dd88
  6. #e9e39c
  7. #ede9af
  8. #f2eec3
  9. #f6f4d7
  10. #fbf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d2c738 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d2c738
  2. #cac03f
  3. #c2b946
  4. #b9b24e
  5. #b1ab55
  6. #a9a45c
  7. #a19c63
  8. #99956a
  9. #908e72
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c59f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c01c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc642 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2b9ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c73f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcbf8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d2c738 {
  color: #d2c738;
}
Background
.bg-d2c738 {
  background-color: #d2c738;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d2c738 {
  border: 2px solid #d2c738;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d2c738;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 199 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d2c738 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2c738, #90d238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d2c738 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 199 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.18 #2d38c7 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d2c738  rgb(210, 199, 56)  hsl(56, 63%, 52%)  Citrine
#3843d2  rgb(56, 67, 210)  hsl(236, 63%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#38d2c7  rgb(56, 210, 199)  hsl(176, 63%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#c738d2  rgb(199, 56, 210)  hsl(296, 63%, 52%)  Medium Orchid