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#D3CB17

#d3cb17 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d3cb17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 79.61% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.79% magenta, 89.1% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 57.45°, with 80.34% saturation and 45.88% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.5662

Complementary

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #171fd3

Split complementary

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #177dd3
  3. #6d17d3

Analogous

  1. #d36d17
  2. #d3cb17
  3. #7dd317

Triadic

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #17d3cb
  3. #cb17d3

Tetradic

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #1fd317
  3. #171fd3
  4. #cb17d3

Square

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #17d36d
  3. #171fd3
  4. #d3177d

Monochromatic

  1. #494608
  2. #8e890f
  3. #d3cb17
  4. #ebe54b
  5. #f3ef90

Shades

#d3cb17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #beb715
  3. #a9a212
  4. #948e10
  5. #7f7a0e
  6. #6a660c
  7. #545109
  8. #3f3d07
  9. #2a2905
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3cb17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #d7d02e
  3. #dcd545
  4. #e0db5d
  5. #e5e074
  6. #e9e58b
  7. #edeaa2
  8. #f2efb9
  9. #f6f5d1
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3cb17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3cb17
  2. #cbc422
  3. #c2bc2c
  4. #bab537
  5. #b2ad41
  6. #aaa64c
  7. #a19e56
  8. #999761
  9. #918f6b
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3bdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbca26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc28a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3cb17 {
  color: #d3cb17;
}
Background
.bg-d3cb17 {
  background-color: #d3cb17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3cb17 {
  border: 2px solid #d3cb17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3cb17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 203 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3cb17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3cb17, #7dd317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3cb17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 203 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.47 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.65 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.54 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.08 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.92 #2c34e8 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d3cb17  rgb(211, 203, 23)  hsl(57, 80%, 46%)  Citrine
#171fd3  rgb(23, 31, 211)  hsl(237, 80%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#17d3cb  rgb(23, 211, 203)  hsl(177, 80%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb17d3  rgb(203, 23, 211)  hsl(297, 80%, 46%)  Electric Purple