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#D4C430

#d4c430 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4c430 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 76.86% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.55% magenta, 77.36% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 54.15°, with 65.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5369

Complementary

  1. #d4c430
  2. #3040d4

Split complementary

  1. #d4c430
  2. #3092d4
  3. #7230d4

Analogous

  1. #d47230
  2. #d4c430
  3. #92d430

Triadic

  1. #d4c430
  2. #30d4c4
  3. #c430d4

Tetradic

  1. #d4c430
  2. #40d430
  3. #3040d4
  4. #c430d4

Square

  1. #d4c430
  2. #30d472
  3. #3040d4
  4. #d43092

Monochromatic

  1. #595212
  2. #988c20
  3. #d4c430
  4. #e1d66f
  5. #eee8af

Shades

#d4c430 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4c430
  2. #bfb02b
  3. #aa9d26
  4. #948922
  5. #7f761d
  6. #6a6218
  7. #554e13
  8. #403b0e
  9. #2a270a
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4c430 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4c430
  2. #d8ca45
  3. #ddd059
  4. #e1d66e
  5. #e5dc83
  6. #eae298
  7. #eee7ac
  8. #f2edc1
  9. #f6f3d6
  10. #fbf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4c430 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4c430
  2. #ccbd38
  3. #c3b640
  4. #bbb048
  5. #b2a950
  6. #aaa258
  7. #a29b60
  8. #999468
  9. #918e70
  10. #888778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c39c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc53c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4b6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c01e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #debc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4c430 {
  color: #d4c430;
}
Background
.bg-d4c430 {
  background-color: #d4c430;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4c430 {
  border: 2px solid #d4c430;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4c430;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 196 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 66% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4c430 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4c430, #92d430);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4c430 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 196 48 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.10 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.92 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.43 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.59 #2b3bcf Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d4c430  rgb(212, 196, 48)  hsl(54, 66%, 51%)  Citrine
#3040d4  rgb(48, 64, 212)  hsl(234, 66%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#30d4c4  rgb(48, 212, 196)  hsl(174, 66%, 51%)  Turquoise
#c430d4  rgb(196, 48, 212)  hsl(294, 66%, 51%)  Medium Orchid