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#D5CC00

#d5cc00 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d5cc00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 80% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.23% magenta, 100% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 57.46°, with 100% saturation and 41.76% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5733

Complementary

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #0009d5

Split complementary

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #0074d5
  3. #6100d5

Analogous

  1. #d56100
  2. #d5cc00
  3. #74d500

Triadic

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #00d5cc
  3. #cc00d5

Tetradic

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #09d500
  3. #0009d5
  4. #cc00d5

Square

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #00d561
  3. #0009d5
  4. #d50074

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3900
  2. #888300
  3. #d5cc00
  4. #fff622
  5. #fff96f

Shades

#d5cc00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #c0b800
  3. #aaa300
  4. #958f00
  5. #807a00
  6. #6b6600
  7. #555200
  8. #403d00
  9. #2b2900
  10. #151400
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5cc00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #d9d11a
  3. #ddd633
  4. #e2db4d
  5. #e6e066
  6. #eae680
  7. #eeeb99
  8. #f2f0b3
  9. #f7f5cc
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5cc00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5cc00
  2. #cdc40d
  3. #c4bd1a
  4. #bcb526
  5. #b3ae33
  6. #aba640
  7. #a29e4d
  8. #9a975a
  9. #918f66
  10. #898873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc99e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6bdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcb1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfc38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5cc00 {
  color: #d5cc00;
}
Background
.bg-d5cc00 {
  background-color: #d5cc00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5cc00 {
  border: 2px solid #d5cc00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5cc00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 204 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5cc00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5cc00, #74d500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5cc00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 204 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.98 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.31 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.23 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.52 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.78 #2a33ff Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d5cc00  rgb(213, 204, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 42%)  Citrine
#0009d5  rgb(0, 9, 213)  hsl(237, 100%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#00d5cc  rgb(0, 213, 204)  hsl(177, 100%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc00d5  rgb(204, 0, 213)  hsl(297, 100%, 42%)  Electric Purple