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#D7C42E

#d7c42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d7c42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.84% magenta, 78.6% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 53.25°, with 67.87% saturation and 51.18% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.5412

Complementary

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #2e41d7

Split complementary

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #2e96d7
  3. #6f2ed7

Analogous

  1. #d76f2e
  2. #d7c42e
  3. #96d72e

Triadic

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #2ed7c4
  3. #c42ed7

Tetradic

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #41d72e
  3. #2e41d7
  4. #c42ed7

Square

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #2ed76f
  3. #2e41d7
  4. #d72e96

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5211
  2. #9b8d1e
  3. #d7c42e
  4. #e3d66e
  5. #f0e8ae

Shades

#d7c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #c2b029
  3. #ac9d25
  4. #978920
  5. #81761c
  6. #6c6217
  7. #564e12
  8. #413b0e
  9. #2b2709
  10. #161405
  11. #000000

Tints

#d7c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #dbca43
  3. #dfd058
  4. #e3d66d
  5. #e7dc82
  6. #ebe297
  7. #efe7ab
  8. #f3edc0
  9. #f7f3d5
  10. #fbf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d7c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d7c42e
  2. #cebd36
  3. #c6b63e
  4. #bdb047
  5. #b4a94f
  6. #aca257
  7. #a39b5f
  8. #9a9467
  9. #918e70
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc63a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8b5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1bb88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d7c42e {
  color: #d7c42e;
}
Background
.bg-d7c42e {
  background-color: #d7c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d7c42e {
  border: 2px solid #d7c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d7c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 68% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d7c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d7c42e, #96d72e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d7c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.70 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.44 #283bd1 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d7c42e  rgb(215, 196, 46)  hsl(53, 68%, 51%)  Citrine
#2e41d7  rgb(46, 65, 215)  hsl(233, 68%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2ed7c4  rgb(46, 215, 196)  hsl(173, 68%, 51%)  Turquoise
#c42ed7  rgb(196, 46, 215)  hsl(293, 68%, 51%)  Medium Orchid