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#D4CD37

#d4cd37 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4cd37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 80.39% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.3% magenta, 74.06% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 57.32°, with 64.61% saturation and 52.35% 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5794

Complementary

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #373ed4

Split complementary

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #378dd4
  3. #7e37d4

Analogous

  1. #d47e37
  2. #d4cd37
  3. #8dd437

Triadic

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #37d4cd
  3. #cd37d4

Tetradic

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #3ed437
  3. #373ed4
  4. #cd37d4

Square

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #37d47e
  3. #373ed4
  4. #d4378d

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5b14
  2. #9d9722
  3. #d4cd37
  4. #e2dd76
  5. #efecb5

Shades

#d4cd37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #bfb932
  3. #aaa42c
  4. #949027
  5. #7f7b21
  6. #6a671c
  7. #555216
  8. #403e11
  9. #2a290b
  10. #151506
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4cd37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #d8d24b
  3. #ddd75f
  4. #e1dc73
  5. #e5e187
  6. #eae69b
  7. #eeebaf
  8. #f2f0c3
  9. #f6f5d7
  10. #fbfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4cd37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4cd37
  2. #ccc53e
  3. #c3be46
  4. #bbb64d
  5. #b2ae54
  6. #aaa75c
  7. #a29f63
  8. #99976a
  9. #918f71
  10. #888879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcaa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc516 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4bfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac827 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccc3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dec590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4cd37 {
  color: #d4cd37;
}
Background
.bg-d4cd37 {
  background-color: #d4cd37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4cd37 {
  border: 2px solid #d4cd37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4cd37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 205 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 65% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4cd37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4cd37, #8dd437);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4cd37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 205 55 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.62 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.96 #2b32c8 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d4cd37  rgb(212, 205, 55)  hsl(57, 65%, 52%)  Citrine
#373ed4  rgb(55, 62, 212)  hsl(237, 65%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#37d4cd  rgb(55, 212, 205)  hsl(177, 65%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd37d4  rgb(205, 55, 212)  hsl(297, 65%, 52%)  Medium Orchid