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#D5CC16

#d5cc16 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d5cc16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 80% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.23% magenta, 89.67% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 57.17°, with 81.28% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5739

Complementary

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #161fd5

Split complementary

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #167fd5
  3. #6c16d5

Analogous

  1. #d56c16
  2. #d5cc16
  3. #7fd516

Triadic

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #16d5cc
  3. #cc16d5

Tetradic

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #1fd516
  3. #161fd5
  4. #cc16d5

Square

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #16d56c
  3. #161fd5
  4. #d5167f

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4708
  2. #908a0f
  3. #d5cc16
  4. #ece54b
  5. #f4ef90

Shades

#d5cc16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #c0b814
  3. #aaa312
  4. #958f0f
  5. #807a0d
  6. #6b660b
  7. #555209
  8. #403d07
  9. #2b2904
  10. #151402
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5cc16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #d9d12d
  3. #ddd645
  4. #e2db5c
  5. #e6e073
  6. #eae68b
  7. #eeeba2
  8. #f2f0b9
  9. #f7f5d0
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5cc16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5cc16
  2. #cdc421
  3. #c4bd2b
  4. #bcb536
  5. #b3ae40
  6. #aba64b
  7. #a29e56
  8. #9a9760
  9. #918f6b
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc99f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6bdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcb25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfc38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5cc16 {
  color: #d5cc16;
}
Background
.bg-d5cc16 {
  background-color: #d5cc16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5cc16 {
  border: 2px solid #d5cc16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5cc16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 204 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5cc16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5cc16, #7fd516);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5cc16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 204 22 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.10 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.31 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.54 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.78 #2a33e9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d5cc16  rgb(213, 204, 22)  hsl(57, 81%, 46%)  Citrine
#161fd5  rgb(22, 31, 213)  hsl(237, 81%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#16d5cc  rgb(22, 213, 204)  hsl(177, 81%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc16d5  rgb(204, 22, 213)  hsl(297, 81%, 46%)  Electric Purple