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#D4CD40

#d4cd40 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4cd40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.3% magenta, 69.81% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 57.16°, with 63.25% saturation and 54.12% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5803

Complementary

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #4047d4

Split complementary

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #4091d4
  3. #8340d4

Analogous

  1. #d48340
  2. #d4cd40
  3. #91d440

Triadic

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #40d4cd
  3. #cd40d4

Tetradic

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #47d440
  3. #4047d4
  4. #cd40d4

Square

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #40d483
  3. #4047d4
  4. #d44091

Monochromatic

  1. #646117
  2. #a39d25
  3. #d4cd40
  4. #e2dd7e
  5. #f0eebd

Shades

#d4cd40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #bfb93a
  3. #aaa433
  4. #94902d
  5. #7f7b26
  6. #6a6720
  7. #55521a
  8. #403e13
  9. #2a290d
  10. #151506
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4cd40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #d8d253
  3. #ddd766
  4. #e1dc79
  5. #e5e18c
  6. #eae6a0
  7. #eeebb3
  8. #f2f0c6
  9. #f6f5d9
  10. #fbfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4cd40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4cd40
  2. #ccc546
  3. #c3be4d
  4. #bbb653
  5. #b2ae5a
  6. #aaa760
  7. #a29f66
  8. #99976d
  9. #918f73
  10. #88887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcaa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec529 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3c0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac833 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccc46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4cd40 {
  color: #d4cd40;
}
Background
.bg-d4cd40 {
  background-color: #d4cd40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4cd40 {
  border: 2px solid #d4cd40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4cd40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 205 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 63% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4cd40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4cd40, #91d440);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4cd40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 205 64 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.84 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.01 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.28 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.48 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.80 #2b32bf Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d4cd40  rgb(212, 205, 64)  hsl(57, 63%, 54%)  Citrine
#4047d4  rgb(64, 71, 212)  hsl(237, 63%, 54%)  Iris
#40d4cd  rgb(64, 212, 205)  hsl(177, 63%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd40d4  rgb(205, 64, 212)  hsl(297, 63%, 54%)  Medium Orchid