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#D3CD1E

#d3cd1e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d3cd1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 80.39% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.84% magenta, 85.78% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 58.01°, with 75.1% saturation and 47.25% 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 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5761

Complementary

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #1e24d3

Split complementary

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #1e7ed3
  3. #721ed3

Analogous

  1. #d3721e
  2. #d3cd1e
  3. #7ed31e

Triadic

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #1ed3cd
  3. #cd1ed3

Tetradic

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #24d31e
  3. #1e24d3
  4. #cd1ed3

Square

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #1ed372
  3. #1e24d3
  4. #d31e7e

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4b0b
  2. #908c14
  3. #d3cd1e
  4. #e7e256
  5. #f1ee99

Shades

#d3cd1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #beb91b
  3. #a9a418
  4. #949015
  5. #7f7b12
  6. #6a670f
  7. #54520c
  8. #3f3e09
  9. #2a2906
  10. #151503
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3cd1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #d7d235
  3. #dcd74b
  4. #e0dc62
  5. #e5e178
  6. #e9e68f
  7. #edeba5
  8. #f2f0bc
  9. #f6f5d2
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3cd1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3cd1e
  2. #cbc528
  3. #c2be32
  4. #bab63b
  5. #b2ae45
  6. #aaa74f
  7. #a19f59
  8. #999763
  9. #918f6c
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccaa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3bfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccb2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc58c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3cd1e {
  color: #d3cd1e;
}
Background
.bg-d3cd1e {
  background-color: #d3cd1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3cd1e {
  border: 2px solid #d3cd1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3cd1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 205 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 75% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3cd1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3cd1e, #7ed31e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3cd1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 205 30 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.79 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.42 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.06 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.19 #2c32e1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d3cd1e  rgb(211, 205, 30)  hsl(58, 75%, 47%)  Citrine
#1e24d3  rgb(30, 36, 211)  hsl(238, 75%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#1ed3cd  rgb(30, 211, 205)  hsl(178, 75%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd1ed3  rgb(205, 30, 211)  hsl(298, 75%, 47%)  Medium Orchid