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#D5C42E

#d5c42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d5c42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.98% magenta, 78.4% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 53.89°, with 66.53% saturation and 50.78% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.5382

Complementary

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #2e3fd5

Split complementary

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #2e92d5
  3. #702ed5

Analogous

  1. #d5702e
  2. #d5c42e
  3. #92d52e

Triadic

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #2ed5c4
  3. #c42ed5

Tetradic

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #3fd52e
  3. #2e3fd5
  4. #c42ed5

Square

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #2ed570
  3. #2e3fd5
  4. #d52e92

Monochromatic

  1. #585112
  2. #988c1f
  3. #d5c42e
  4. #e2d66e
  5. #efe8ad

Shades

#d5c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #c0b029
  3. #aa9d25
  4. #958920
  5. #80761c
  6. #6b6217
  7. #554e12
  8. #403b0e
  9. #2b2709
  10. #151405
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #d9ca43
  3. #ddd058
  4. #e2d66d
  5. #e6dc82
  6. #eae297
  7. #eee7ab
  8. #f2edc0
  9. #f7f3d5
  10. #fbf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5c42e
  2. #cdbd36
  3. #c4b63e
  4. #bcb047
  5. #b3a94f
  6. #aba257
  7. #a29b5f
  8. #9a9467
  9. #918e70
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac39c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc53a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6b6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c536 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfbc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5c42e {
  color: #d5c42e;
}
Background
.bg-d5c42e {
  background-color: #d5c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5c42e {
  border: 2px solid #d5c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 67% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5c42e, #92d52e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.07 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.55 #2a3bd1 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d5c42e  rgb(213, 196, 46)  hsl(54, 67%, 51%)  Citrine
#2e3fd5  rgb(46, 63, 213)  hsl(234, 67%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2ed5c4  rgb(46, 213, 196)  hsl(174, 67%, 51%)  Turquoise
#c42ed5  rgb(196, 46, 213)  hsl(294, 67%, 51%)  Medium Orchid