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#D3CC09

#d3cc09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d3cc09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 80% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.32% magenta, 95.73% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 57.92°, 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5705

Complementary

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #0910d3

Split complementary

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #0975d3
  3. #6709d3

Analogous

  1. #d36709
  2. #d3cc09
  3. #75d309

Triadic

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #09d3cc
  3. #cc09d3

Tetradic

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #10d309
  3. #0910d3
  4. #cc09d3

Square

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #09d367
  3. #0910d3
  4. #d30975

Monochromatic

  1. #403e03
  2. #8a8506
  3. #d3cc09
  4. #f6ef32
  5. #f9f57c

Shades

#d3cc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #beb808
  3. #a9a307
  4. #948f06
  5. #7f7a05
  6. #6a6605
  7. #545204
  8. #3f3d03
  9. #2a2902
  10. #151401
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3cc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #d7d122
  3. #dcd63a
  4. #e0db53
  5. #e5e06b
  6. #e9e684
  7. #edeb9d
  8. #f2f0b5
  9. #f6f5ce
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3cc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3cc09
  2. #cbc415
  3. #c2bd21
  4. #bab52d
  5. #b2ae39
  6. #aaa645
  7. #a19e50
  8. #99975c
  9. #918f68
  10. #888874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc99e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3bdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccb1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3cc09 {
  color: #d3cc09;
}
Background
.bg-d3cc09 {
  background-color: #d3cc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3cc09 {
  border: 2px solid #d3cc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3cc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 204 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3cc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3cc09, #75d309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3cc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 204 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.47 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.66 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.90 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 8.09 #2c33f6 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d3cc09  rgb(211, 204, 9)  hsl(58, 92%, 43%)  Citrine
#0910d3  rgb(9, 16, 211)  hsl(238, 92%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#09d3cc  rgb(9, 211, 204)  hsl(178, 92%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc09d3  rgb(204, 9, 211)  hsl(298, 92%, 43%)  Electric Purple