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#D2D217

#d2d217 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d2d217 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 82.35% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.05% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 80.26% saturation and 45.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.5986

Complementary

  1. #d2d217
  2. #1717d2

Split complementary

  1. #d2d217
  2. #1775d2
  3. #7517d2

Analogous

  1. #d27517
  2. #d2d217
  3. #75d217

Triadic

  1. #d2d217
  2. #17d2d2
  3. #d217d2

Tetradic

  1. #d2d217
  2. #17d217
  3. #1717d2
  4. #d217d2

Square

  1. #d2d217
  2. #17d275
  3. #1717d2
  4. #d21775

Monochromatic

  1. #484808
  2. #8d8d0f
  3. #d2d217
  4. #ebeb4a
  5. #f3f38f

Shades

#d2d217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d2d217
  2. #bdbd15
  3. #a8a812
  4. #939310
  5. #7e7e0e
  6. #69690c
  7. #545409
  8. #3f3f07
  9. #2a2a05
  10. #151502
  11. #000000

Tints

#d2d217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d2d217
  2. #d7d72e
  3. #dbdb45
  4. #e0e05d
  5. #e4e474
  6. #e9e98b
  7. #ededa2
  8. #f2f2b9
  9. #f6f6d1
  10. #fbfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d2d217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d2d217
  2. #caca22
  3. #c2c22c
  4. #b9b937
  5. #b1b141
  6. #a9a94c
  7. #a1a156
  8. #999961
  9. #90906b
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2c4b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddcc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decf27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d2d217 {
  color: #d2d217;
}
Background
.bg-d2d217 {
  background-color: #d2d217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d2d217 {
  border: 2px solid #d2d217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d2d217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 210 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d2d217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2d217, #75d217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d2d217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 210 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.41 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 8.01 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 8.33 #2d2de8 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#d2d217  rgb(210, 210, 23)  hsl(60, 80%, 46%)  Citrine
#1717d2  rgb(23, 23, 210)  hsl(240, 80%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#17d2d2  rgb(23, 210, 210)  hsl(180, 80%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#d217d2  rgb(210, 23, 210)  hsl(300, 80%, 46%)  Medium Orchid