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#D5CD2D

#d5cd2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d5cd2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 78.87% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 66.67% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.58

Complementary

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #2d35d5

Split complementary

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #2d89d5
  3. #792dd5

Analogous

  1. #d5792d
  2. #d5cd2d
  3. #89d52d

Triadic

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #2dd5cd
  3. #cd2dd5

Tetradic

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #35d52d
  3. #2d35d5
  4. #cd2dd5

Square

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #2dd579
  3. #2d35d5
  4. #d52d89

Monochromatic

  1. #585411
  2. #97911e
  3. #d5cd2d
  4. #e2dc6d
  5. #efebad

Shades

#d5cd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #c0b929
  3. #aaa424
  4. #959020
  5. #807b1b
  6. #6b6717
  7. #555212
  8. #403e0e
  9. #2b2909
  10. #151505
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5cd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #d9d242
  3. #ddd757
  4. #e2dc6c
  5. #e6e181
  6. #eae696
  7. #eeebab
  8. #f2f0c0
  9. #f7f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5cd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5cd2d
  2. #cdc535
  3. #c4be3e
  4. #bcb646
  5. #b3ae4e
  6. #aba757
  7. #a29f5f
  8. #9a9767
  9. #918f6f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecaa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5bfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc816 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcc36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfc58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5cd2d {
  color: #d5cd2d;
}
Background
.bg-d5cd2d {
  background-color: #d5cd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5cd2d {
  border: 2px solid #d5cd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5cd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 205 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 67% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5cd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5cd2d, #89d52d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5cd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 205 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.69 #2a32d2 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d5cd2d  rgb(213, 205, 45)  hsl(57, 67%, 51%)  Citrine
#2d35d5  rgb(45, 53, 213)  hsl(237, 67%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2dd5cd  rgb(45, 213, 205)  hsl(177, 67%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd2dd5  rgb(205, 45, 213)  hsl(297, 67%, 51%)  Medium Orchid