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#D5CD17

#d5cd17 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d5cd17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 80.39% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 89.2% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 57.47°, with 80.51% saturation and 46.27% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5787

Complementary

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #171fd5

Split complementary

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #177ed5
  3. #6e17d5

Analogous

  1. #d56e17
  2. #d5cd17
  3. #7ed517

Triadic

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #17d5cd
  3. #cd17d5

Tetradic

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #1fd517
  3. #171fd5
  4. #cd17d5

Square

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #17d56e
  3. #171fd5
  4. #d5177e

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4808
  2. #908b10
  3. #d5cd17
  4. #ece54d
  5. #f3ef92

Shades

#d5cd17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #c0b915
  3. #aaa412
  4. #959010
  5. #807b0e
  6. #6b670c
  7. #555209
  8. #403e07
  9. #2b2905
  10. #151502
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5cd17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #d9d22e
  3. #ddd745
  4. #e2dc5d
  5. #e6e174
  6. #eae68b
  7. #eeeba2
  8. #f2f0b9
  9. #f7f5d1
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5cd17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5cd17
  2. #cdc522
  3. #c4be2c
  4. #bcb637
  5. #b3ae41
  6. #aba74c
  7. #a29f56
  8. #9a9761
  9. #918f6b
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcaa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5beaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decc26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfc48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5cd17 {
  color: #d5cd17;
}
Background
.bg-d5cd17 {
  background-color: #d5cd17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5cd17 {
  border: 2px solid #d5cd17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5cd17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 205 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5cd17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5cd17, #7ed517);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5cd17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 205 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.55 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.82 #2a32e8 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d5cd17  rgb(213, 205, 23)  hsl(57, 81%, 46%)  Citrine
#171fd5  rgb(23, 31, 213)  hsl(237, 81%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#17d5cd  rgb(23, 213, 205)  hsl(177, 81%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd17d5  rgb(205, 23, 213)  hsl(297, 81%, 46%)  Electric Purple