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#D4CE17

#d4ce17 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4ce17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 80.78% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.83% magenta, 89.15% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 58.1°, with 80.43% saturation and 46.08% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.582

Complementary

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #171dd4

Split complementary

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #177bd4
  3. #7017d4

Analogous

  1. #d47017
  2. #d4ce17
  3. #7bd417

Triadic

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #17d4ce
  3. #ce17d4

Tetradic

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #1dd417
  3. #171dd4
  4. #ce17d4

Square

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #17d470
  3. #171dd4
  4. #d4177b

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4808
  2. #8f8b10
  3. #d4ce17
  4. #ece74c
  5. #f3f091

Shades

#d4ce17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #bfb915
  3. #aaa512
  4. #949010
  5. #7f7c0e
  6. #6a670c
  7. #555209
  8. #403e07
  9. #2a2905
  10. #151502
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4ce17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #d8d32e
  3. #ddd845
  4. #e1dd5d
  5. #e5e274
  6. #eae78b
  7. #eeeba2
  8. #f2f0b9
  9. #f6f5d1
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4ce17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4ce17
  2. #ccc622
  3. #c3be2c
  4. #bbb737
  5. #b2af41
  6. #aaa74c
  7. #a29f56
  8. #999761
  9. #91906b
  10. #888876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4c0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcc26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dec58c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4ce17 {
  color: #d4ce17;
}
Background
.bg-d4ce17 {
  background-color: #d4ce17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4ce17 {
  border: 2px solid #d4ce17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4ce17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 206 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4ce17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4ce17, #7bd417);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4ce17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 206 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.33 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.76 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 8.06 #2b31e8 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d4ce17  rgb(212, 206, 23)  hsl(58, 80%, 46%)  Citrine
#171dd4  rgb(23, 29, 212)  hsl(238, 80%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#17d4ce  rgb(23, 212, 206)  hsl(178, 80%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce17d4  rgb(206, 23, 212)  hsl(298, 80%, 46%)  Electric Purple