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#D3C42E

#d3c42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d3c42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.11% magenta, 78.2% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 65.22% saturation and 50.39% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5353

Complementary

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #2e3dd3

Split complementary

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #2e8fd3
  3. #722ed3

Analogous

  1. #d3722e
  2. #d3c42e
  3. #8fd32e

Triadic

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #2ed3c4
  3. #c42ed3

Tetradic

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #3dd32e
  3. #2e3dd3
  4. #c42ed3

Square

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #2ed372
  3. #2e3dd3
  4. #d32e8f

Monochromatic

  1. #565012
  2. #958a1f
  3. #d3c42e
  4. #e0d66d
  5. #eee8ac

Shades

#d3c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #beb029
  3. #a99d25
  4. #948920
  5. #7f761c
  6. #6a6217
  7. #544e12
  8. #3f3b0e
  9. #2a2709
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #d7ca43
  3. #dcd058
  4. #e0d66d
  5. #e5dc82
  6. #e9e297
  7. #ede7ab
  8. #f2edc0
  9. #f6f3d5
  10. #fbf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3c42e
  2. #cbbd36
  3. #c2b63e
  4. #bab047
  5. #b2a94f
  6. #aaa257
  7. #a19b5f
  8. #999467
  9. #918e70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc43a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3b6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c436 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddbc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3c42e {
  color: #d3c42e;
}
Background
.bg-d3c42e {
  background-color: #d3c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3c42e {
  border: 2px solid #d3c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 65% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3c42e, #8fd32e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.54 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.81 #2c3bd1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d3c42e  rgb(211, 196, 46)  hsl(55, 65%, 50%)  Citrine
#2e3dd3  rgb(46, 61, 211)  hsl(235, 65%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#2ed3c4  rgb(46, 211, 196)  hsl(175, 65%, 50%)  Turquoise
#c42ed3  rgb(196, 46, 211)  hsl(295, 65%, 50%)  Medium Orchid