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#D3CA09

#d3ca09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d3ca09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 79.22% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.27% magenta, 95.73% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 57.33°, with 91.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.5611

Complementary

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #0912d3

Split complementary

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #0977d3
  3. #6509d3

Analogous

  1. #d36509
  2. #d3ca09
  3. #77d309

Triadic

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #09d3ca
  3. #ca09d3

Tetradic

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #12d309
  3. #0912d3
  4. #ca09d3

Square

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #09d365
  3. #0912d3
  4. #d30977

Monochromatic

  1. #403e03
  2. #8a8406
  3. #d3ca09
  4. #f6ee32
  5. #f9f47c

Shades

#d3ca09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #beb608
  3. #a9a207
  4. #948d06
  5. #7f7905
  6. #6a6505
  7. #545104
  8. #3f3d03
  9. #2a2802
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3ca09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #d7cf22
  3. #dcd53a
  4. #e0da53
  5. #e5df6b
  6. #e9e584
  7. #edea9d
  8. #f2efb5
  9. #f6f4ce
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3ca09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3ca09
  2. #cbc315
  3. #c2bb21
  4. #bab42d
  5. #b2ac39
  6. #aaa545
  7. #a19e50
  8. #99965c
  9. #918f68
  10. #888774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c827 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4bbac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc91e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3ca09 {
  color: #d3ca09;
}
Background
.bg-d3ca09 {
  background-color: #d3ca09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3ca09 {
  border: 2px solid #d3ca09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3ca09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 202 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3ca09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3ca09, #77d309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3ca09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 202 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.77 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.75 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.90 #2c35f6 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d3ca09  rgb(211, 202, 9)  hsl(57, 92%, 43%)  Citrine
#0912d3  rgb(9, 18, 211)  hsl(237, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#09d3ca  rgb(9, 211, 202)  hsl(177, 92%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca09d3  rgb(202, 9, 211)  hsl(297, 92%, 43%)  Electric Purple